Simon Wiesenthal,

KBE KBE may refer to: * Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, post-nominal letters * Knowledge-based engineering Knowledge-based engineering (KBE) is the application of knowledge-based systems technology to the domain o ...

(December 31, 1908September 20, 2005) was an Austrian Holocaust survivor who became famous after World War II for his work as a Nazi hunter. He was presented with many awards, merits, and honorary doctorates over the course of his life.

State awards

Local government honors

Organisations

Academic institutions

Wiesenthal was awarded 18 honorary doctorates from universities around the world, including seven faculties of law. * Honorary member of the University of Applied Arts Vienna, 1989 * Honorary Member of the Academy of Science, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1994 * Human Rights Award of the Karl Franzens University,

Graz Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...

, Austria, 1994 * Honorary Doctorate from the

Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...

in Kraków; 1994It is often claimed that Wiesenthal was the first Jew to receive an honorary degree from the Jagiellonian University; this is not in fact the case. See: * Honorary doctorate from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheba, Israel

References

{{reflist

Wiesenthal Wiesenthal (German for "meadow valley") is a Municipalities in Germany, municipality in the Wartburgkreis Districts of Germany, district of Thuringia, Germany. References

Wartburgkreis {{Wartburgkreis-geo-stub ...

Awards An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration. An award ...