Victor Martin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Victor Martin

Belgian sociologist

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1912

Place of Birth: Bernissart, Wallonia, Belgium

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1989

Profession: resistance fighter, sociologist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Victor Martin

  • Victor Martin (19 January 1912 – November 1989) was a Belgian academic sociologist, known for his involvement with the Belgian Resistance during World War II. Using academic networks established before the war, Martin agreed to undertake a spying mission in Nazi Germany on behalf of the Front de l'Indépendance group to find reliable information on the fate of Belgian Jews deported to Eastern Europe.
  • Martin reported his findings about the mass extermination of Jews and was one of the first to provide detailed information on the functioning of Auschwitz concentration camp.

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