# Jan Liwacz

> Jan Liwacz was a Polish blacksmith and prisoner of Auschwitz concentration camp best known for making the infamous "Arbeit macht frei" slogan over the camp's main entrance gate. When the SS ordered him to make this sign, he turned the letter B upside down in the word Arbeit in what has been interpreted as an act of protest.

*Polish blacksmith (1898-1980)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Born:** 1898-10-04
- **Died:** 1980-04-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.5 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Jan Liwacz](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Liwacz)
- [چان ليواكز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B2)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3791144)

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