Leonardo de Benedetti (15 September 1898 – 16 October 1983) was an Italian Jew and physician who was interned in the Auschwitz concentration camp from February 1944 until its liberation in January 1945. After the end of the Second World War he and fellow inmate Primo Levi wrote Auschwitz Report, a factual report of conditions inside the camp.

Leonardo De Benedetti
Leonardo and Jolanda De Benedetti (wedding)
Leonardo and Jolanda De Benedetti (wedding)
Born(1898-09-15)15 September 1898
Turin, Italy
Died16 October 1983(1983-10-16) (aged 85)
Turin, Italy
OccupationWriter, medical doctor
LanguageItalian
NationalityItalian
EducationDegree in medicine
Alma materUniversity of Turin
Period1947–61
GenreAutobiography, essay
SpouseJolanda De Benedetti, born Jolanda De Benedetti

References

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  • Segre, Anna (2008), Un coraggio silenzioso. Leonardo De Benedetti, medico, sopravvissuto ad Auschwitz (in Italian), Torino: Zamorani
  • Gordon, Robert (2006-09-22). "Inside the Nazis' most notorious death camp". The Independent. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
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