User:D. Benjamin Miller/Lothar Hermann
Lothar Hermann | |
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 Hermann in 1935 | |
| Born | Lothar Hermann 1901 |
| Died | July 1974 (aged 72–73) |
| Known for | Capture of Adolf Eichmann |
Lothar Hermann (born 1901, died July 1974) was a German Jew and concentration camp survivor, known for his critical role in the capture of Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires.
Life and work
[edit]Early life and exile
[edit]Hermann was born in Quirnbach, Westerwaldkreis in 1901, the third son of the cattle-handler Max Hermann and his wife, Sophie. Of his eleven siblings, some died young.[1]