Károly Szabó, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Károly Szabó

Hungarian activist

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1916

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 28-Oct-1964

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

See also Károly Szabó (Ambassador to the United States) Károly Szabó (November 17, 1916 – October 28, 1964) was an employee of the Swedish Embassy in Budapest from 1944 to 1945 when he rescued Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust.
He was a supporter of Raoul Wallenberg and had a significant role in making contact with the representatives of the Hungarian police and other state officials.
He was arrested without legal proceedings in 1953 in Budapest, in a secret trial. He was honored as Righteous among the Nations on November 12, 2012.