Necrology
Year: 1942
Janusz Korczak
Born: July 22nd, 1878
Died: August 6th, 1942
Famous For: Polish-Jewish Children's Author, Pediatrician, Child Pedagogue
Cause of Death: Died in the gas chamber when he was sent to the extermination camp at Treblinka, Poland
Burial Place: Body was lost or destroyed
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