Philip Mechanicus

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Philip Mechanicus, born April 17, 1889, in Amsterdam [1] and died in October 1944 [2] in the Auschwitz concentration camp, was a Dutch journalist [3] and diarist. [4]

Philip Mechanicus in late 1930s. PhilipMechanicus.jpg
Philip Mechanicus in late 1930s.

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References

  1. "Philip Mechanicus". Joods Monument.
  2. "Mechanicus, Philip (1889-1944) — LodView".
  3. "NLI AUT MultiLang - Full View of Record". uli.nli.org.il.
  4. Patterson, David (2002). "Mechanicus, Philip (1889-1944)". In Patterson, David; Berger, Alan L.; Cargas, Sarita (eds.). Encyclopedia of Holocaust Literature. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 121–123. ISBN   9781573562577.