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Wilfrid Israel

Businessman and philanthropist, active in rescuing Jews from Nazi Germany
Person human Q216514

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
July 11, 1899
Date of death
June 1, 1943
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Bay of Biscay
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
philanthropist, resistance fighter
Educated at
Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz[9]
Father
Berthold Israel[7]
Part of
BOAC Flight 777[11]
Cause of death
aviation accident[12]
Work location
Berlin[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[20]
Family name
Israel[14]
Given name
Wilfrid, Berthold, Jacob[15][16][17]
Manner of death
accidental death[19]
Residence
Berlin-Mitte[13]
Subject has role
victim of the Nazi regime[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wilfrid Berthold Jacob Israel en Wilfrid B. Israel en Wilfrid Israel de Wilfrid Berthold Jacob Israel he וילפריד ישראל ru Уилфрид Израэль
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000110721360
VIAF cluster ID
77690061
Library of Congress authority ID
n83129001
GND ID
118722948
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Portrait of Wilfrid Israel, WI Museum in Hazorea Israel.jpg ↗
DDB person (GND) ID
118722948
Described at URL
www.stolpersteine-berlin.de
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118722948
FAST ID
114267
FactGrid item ID
Rus
Freebase ID
/m/026xjv5
Geni.com profile ID
6000000011165231957
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007274668605171
Open Plaques subject ID
10868
SNAC ARK ID
w6654zcf
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJktpjRYxQJVX48J7W4Xh3
Yale LUX ID
person/51b86038-4af1-43ef-bce5-6bc0d7cc55bb

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🔗 Connections
Given name 3
Berthold, Jacob, Wilfrid
Cause of death 1
aviation accident
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
accidental death
Occupation 1
philanthropist
Part of 1
BOAC Flight 777
Place of birth 1
London
Place of death 1
Bay of Biscay
Residence 1
Berlin-Mitte
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Berlin
← Victim(s) 1
BOAC Flight 777
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Summary

Wilfrid Israel was born on July 11, 1899[1], in London[2]. He died on June 1, 1943[3], in Bay of Biscay[4]. He worked as a philanthropist[5] and resistance fighter[6].

FAQs

Where was Wilfrid Israel born?

Wilfrid Israel was born in London[2].

Where did Wilfrid Israel die?

Wilfrid Israel passed away in Bay of Biscay[4].

Who were Wilfrid Israel's parents?

Wilfrid Israel's father was Berthold Israel[7].

What did Wilfrid Israel do for work?

Wilfrid Israel worked as a philanthropist[5] and resistance fighter[6].

Where did Wilfrid Israel go to school?

Wilfrid Israel was educated at Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz[9].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Stolperstein dedicated to Wilfrid Israel. Retrieved . stolpersteine-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . stolpersteine-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . stolpersteine-berlin.de. Retrieved . stolpersteine-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . stolpersteine-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . stolpersteine-berlin.de. Retrieved . stolpersteine-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Neue Deutsche Biographie
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → London
    Citizenship → —
    Educated at → Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz
    Subject has role → victim of the Nazi regime
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