# Samuel Pisar

> American lawyer (1929–2015)

**Wikidata**: [Q2729586](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2729586)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Pisar)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/samuel-pisar

## Summary

Samuel Pisar was born on March 18, 1929, in Białystok [1][2][3]. He died on July 28, 2015, in Manhattan . He held dual citizenship in Poland and the United States [4].Pisar was a lawyer, human rights defender, writer, and jurist who worked in the field of law [5][5]. His education included Harvard Law School, the Paris Faculty of Law and Economics, the University of Melbourne, and Queen's College [3].His employers included the John F. Kennedy administration starting in 1961, the United Nations as of 1950, and UNESCO from 2012 onward [3]. Among his awards were the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Officer of Arts and Letters, Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, and Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia [6].


## References

1. [Source](https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.leonberg-mein-ueberleben-sollte-kein-zufall-sein.d23c4a4c-98c1-4b8e-9695-bd8019884683.html)
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. [Source](https://hls.harvard.edu/today/blood-and-hope-samuel-pisars-triumph-of-the-spirit)
4. BnF authorities
5. [Nine things to know about Antony Blinken. 2020](https://www.politico.eu/article/nine-things-to-think-about-antony-blinken/)
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16. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File