Born: 30 September 1928 · Died: 2 July 2016 · Age at death: 87
How old was Elie Wiesel when he died?
Elie Wiesel died aged 87. He was born on 30 September 1928 and died on 2 July 2016.
Romanian-born Holocaust survivor whose memoir Night bore witness to Auschwitz, who won the Nobel Peace Prize
Did you know?He initially refused to speak or write about his wartime experiences, maintaining a decade of silence before publishing his landmark memoir, Night.
Quick facts
Date of birth30 September 1928
Date of death2 July 2016
Age at death87
NationalityAmerican
BirthplaceSighetu Marmației, Romania
Occupationwriter, political activist, Judaic scholar
Editor's Take:
Elie Wiesel became one of the world's best-known witnesses to the Holocaust. He grew up in a Jewish community in Sighet, Romania. In 1944, at 15, he was deported with his family to Auschwitz. His mother and younger sister were murdered there, and his father died at Buchenwald. After the war he became a journalist in France. His memoir Night described the camps with stark simplicity. It became one of the most widely read books about the Holocaust. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.
Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel (September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor.
