User:Oscar von wertheimer

Oscar von Wertheimer b.Vienna 11/11/1892, d.1944 on convoy 69, destination Auschwitz. He was a historian who wrote 'Cleopatra, A Royal Voluptuary'in 1931. First published by Amalthea, Vienna, Austria. It was translated in many languages. More than 600,000 copies to date have been published. In 1944 he was arrested in Nice by the French Police and sent to Drancy. He was assasinated without knowing his book 'Cleopatra' would be such a worldwide success.