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Hedy Epstein

American activist (1924–2016)
Person Human Q110048

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[11]
Date of birth
August 15, 1924
Date of death
May 26, 2016
Place of birth
Freiburg im Breisgau
Place of death
St. Louis
Country of citizenship
Germany, United States[8][9]
Occupation
writer, human rights defender, activist
Employer
United Restitution Organization[10]
Cause of death
cancer[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[17]
Family name
Epstein[13]
Given name
Hedy[14]
Manner of death
natural causes[15]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikiproject Nuremberg Trials[18]
Participant in
Nuremberg Medical Trial[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hedy Epstein en Hedy Wachenheimer ar هيدي إبستين es Hedy Wachenheimer de Epstein he הדי אפשטיין ru Хеди Эпштейн zh 海蒂·愛普斯坦
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
000000003259473X
VIAF cluster ID
13163844
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2001028837
GND ID
121443345
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
HedyEpstein.png ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
17097604q
DDB person (GND) ID
121443345
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
121443345
FAST ID
459884
FactGrid item ID
Tana
Film.ru person ID
hedy-epstein
Freebase ID
/m/027t42m
Show all 22 identifiers +10
Geni profile ID
6000000042649884979
HAND ID
E26F-6A88-9893-9E72-464F
IMDb ID
nm1051262
J9U entity ID
987007260842105171
JRC Names ID
923273
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
121443345
Kinobox person ID
473356
LEO-BW person (GND) ID
121443345
Rodovid ID
888451
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJk4CcPHPRYHKjrvjFfjG3

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Germany
Occupation 2
writer, human rights defender
Cause of death 1
cancer
FactGrid item ID 1
Tana
Family name 1
Epstein
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Participant in 1
Nuremberg Medical Trial
Place of birth 1
Freiburg im Breisgau
Place of death 1
St. Louis
Sex or gender 1
female
← FactGrid item ID 1
Charrecey
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Summary

Hedy Epstein was born on August 15, 1924[1], in Freiburg im Breisgau[2]. She died on May 26, 2016[3], in St. Louis[4]. She worked as a writer[5], human rights defender[6], and activist[7].

FAQs

Where was Hedy Epstein born?

Hedy Epstein was born in Freiburg im Breisgau[2].

Where did Hedy Epstein die?

Hedy Epstein died in St. Louis[4].

What did Hedy Epstein do for work?

Hedy Epstein worked as a writer[5], human rights defender[6], and activist[7].

Related Entities

Germany United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . nrs.lib.harvard.edu. nrs.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . nrs.lib.harvard.edu. nrs.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . nrs.lib.harvard.edu. nrs.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . nrs.lib.harvard.edu. nrs.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . nrs.lib.harvard.edu. nrs.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64318: add GND source to female gender"
  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    LEO-BW person (GND) ID → 121443345
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57570: Import LEO-BW ID"
  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → E26F-6A88-9893-9E72-464F
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46469: HAND ID (8)"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Freiburg im Breisgau
    Given name → Hedy
    Place of death → St. Louis
    Country of citizenship → Germany, United States
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31701: import P21 and P106 from GND (2)"
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