Karel František Koch

Karel František Koch
Born(1890-06-29)29 June 1890
Náměšť nad Oslavou, Austria-Hungary
Died24 January 1981(1981-01-24) (aged 90)
Toronto, Canada
NationalityCzech
Known forRescuing Jews during the Holocaust
SpouseJosefína Kellen
AwardsRighteous Among the Nations
Academic work
DisciplineSurgery
InstitutionsComenius University
Main interestsDisability rights

Karel František Koch (29 June 1890 – 24 January 1981) 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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