Lion Feuchtwanger
1884–1958 (age 74)
novelist
Biography
Lion Feuchtwanger (1884–1958) was a novelist born in Germany whose meticulously researched historical narratives shed light on the moral choices of men and women confronting tyranny, prejudice, and injustice.
Forced into exile by the rise of Nazism, he spent his later years championing tolerance through his writings and lectures, and he is remembered at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery for his enduring advocacy for human dignity.