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David Frankfurter

1909 - 1982

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David Frankfurter (Hebrew: דוד פרנקפורטר; 9 July 1909 – 19 July 1982) was a Croatian Jew known for assassinating Wilhelm Gustloff, the Swiss branch leader of the Nazi Party, in February 1936 in Davos, Switzerland. He surrendered and confessed, telling the police that "I fired the shots because I am a Jew." Frankfurter was sentenced to 18 years in prison for murder. Shortly after V-E Day, he was granted a parliamentary pardon and released. As he left prison, sympathetic crowds cheered him as a hero. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Frankfurter is the 276th most popular social activist (up from 288th in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from Croatia (up from 140th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Croatian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, David Frankfurter ranks 276 out of 840. Before him are Ignacy Hryniewiecki, Guillaume Cale, Unity Mitford, Diana Budisavljević, Carlo Cafiero, and Udham Singh. After him are Eglantyne Jebb, Wat Tyler, Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Itagaki Taisuke, Serge Klarsfeld, and Sultan al-Atrash.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, David Frankfurter ranks 119. Before him are Patricia Hayes, Homi J. Bhabha, Franz Six, August Derleth, Bernd Rosemeyer, and Gottfried von Cramm. After him are Indro Montanelli, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, Anthony Mamo, Ryszard Siwiec, Atsushi Nakajima, and Barry Goldwater. Among people deceased in 1982, David Frankfurter ranks 100. Before him are Helene Deutsch, Randy Rhoads, Riccardo Paletti, Dorothy Round, Djuna Barnes, and Vic Morrow. After him are Karl Hein, Sultan al-Atrash, Pavel Rotmistrov, Tadj ol-Molouk, Anatoly Solonitsyn, and Elio Petri.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, David Frankfurter ranks 128 out of 700. Before him are Goran Ivanišević (1971), Lovro von Matačić (1899), Branko Ivanković (1954), Slaven Bilić (1968), Igor Tudor (1978), and István Horthy (1904). After him are Josip Belušić (1847), Branimir of Croatia (850), Quirinus of Sescia (300), Pietro Tradonico (750), Ivan Mažuranić (1814), and Bernard Vukas (1927).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Croatia

Among social activists born in Croatia, David Frankfurter ranks 2. Before him are Stjepan Filipović (1916).

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