Elie Wiesel

Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, which is based on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz and Buchenwald during the Holocaust.

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Who was born first?

• Elie Wiesel and John Forbes Nash were born the same year
• Elie Wiesel was born 1 year after Harry Markowitz
• Elie Wiesel was born 1 year after Vernon L. Smith
• Elie Wiesel was born 1 year before Yasser Arafat
• Elie Wiesel was born 1 year before Martin Luther King Jr.

Timeline

1. Harry MarkowitzAugust 24, 1927 – June 22, 2023
2. Vernon L. SmithJanuary 1, 1927 – present
3. Elie Wiesel (this page)September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016
4. John Forbes NashJune 13, 1928 – May 23, 2015
5. Martin Luther King Jr.January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968
6. Yasser ArafatAugust 4, 1929 – November 11, 2004

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