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Peter Benenson
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Memorial Page for Peter Benenson

Jul 31, 1921 – Feb 25, 2005(83 years)Died in:Oxford, England

English human rights activist

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July 31st, 2026

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lawyerpoliticianhuman rights defenderjurist

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Gandhi Peace Award

Education(2)

Balliol CollegeEton College

Peter Benenson (* July 31, 1921 in London; † February 25, 2005 in Oxford) was an english human rights activist. He was 83 years old. His education included Balliol College and Eton College. His faith was Catholicism. He was awarded the Gandhi Peace Award. His cause of death was pneumonia.

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Born in London, United Kingdom

1921

Gandhi Peace Award

1978

Died in Oxford, England (pneumonia)

2005

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  • Flora Solomon

Peter Benenson. Forever remembered.