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Karol Koch

Czech doctor and humanitarian (1890-1981) · Czechia · On the map · Doctors · Died at 90

Karel František Koch was a Czech doctor known for rescuing Jews in Bratislava during the Holocaust. After the Communist takeover, he was jailed, but managed to escape the country shortly after the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and settled in Canada.

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Righteous Among the Nations1971

About this person

Country
Czechia
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1890 to 1981 · aged 90