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Chiune Sugihara

Born: 1-Jan-1900
Birthplace: Yaotsu, Gifu, Japan
Died: 31-Jul-1986
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Kamakura Cemetery, Kanagawa, Japan

Gender: Male
Religion: Eastern Orthodox
Race or Ethnicity: Asian
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Diplomat

Nationality: Japan
Executive summary: Helped Jews escape Lithuania

Father: Yoshimizu Sugihara
Mother: Yatsu Iwai
Brother: Toyoaki
Sister: Ryuku Nakamura (b. Oct-1916)
Wife: Klaudia Semionova Apollonov (div. 30-Dec-1935)
Wife: Yukiko Kikuchi (m. 8-Apr-1936, four sons)
Son: Hiroki
Son: Chiaki
Son: Haruki

    High School: Nagoya Daigo Chugaku
    University: Waseda University

    Japanese Official Vice-Consul, Kaunas, Lithuania (1939-40)
    Converted to Christianity
    Asteroid Namesake 25893 Sugihara
    Japanese Ancestry


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