Aristides de Sousa Mendes
Portuguese diplomat
Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches GCC OL was a Portuguese consul during World War II.
As the Portuguese consul-general in the French city of Bordeaux, he defied the orders of António de ... Wikipedia
Born: July 19, 1885, Cabanas de Viriato, Portugal
Died: April 3, 1954 (age 68 years), Lisbon, Portugal
Children: Joana de Sousa Mendes, Pedro Nuno Sousa Mendes, Luis Filipe de Sousa Mendes, and more
Spouse: Angelina Ribeiro (m. 1907)
Nationality: Portuguese
Known for: Saving the lives of thousands of refugees seeking to escape Nazi terror during World War II