Armin Theophil Wegner (October 16, 1886 – May 17, 1978) was a German soldier and medic in World War I, a prolific author, and a human rights activist. Stationed in the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Wegner was a witness to the Armenian Genocide and the photographs he took documenting the plight of the Armenians today "comprises the core of witness images of the Genocide."
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16 October 1886 Elberfeld Wuppertal, Germany
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Died |
17 May 1975 (aged 88) Rome, Italy
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Zodiac | Libra |
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