Jean Origer

Jean Origer (25 May 1877 - 17 September 1942) was a Luxembourgish cleric and director of the newspaper Luxemburger Wort. Jean Origer was born in Esch-Alzette and later became a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg. During World War II, He was interned in the Mauthausen concentration camp where he died. A street in his hometown of Esch-Alzette is named after him.

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Further reading

  • Alzin, Josse (Joseph-Adolphe Alzinger 1899–1978) 1947. Martyrologe 40-45. Le calvaire et la mort de 80 prêtres belges et luxembourgeois. Editions Fasbender, Arlon, pp. 23–27.
  • Molitor, Edouard (1963). Mgr Jean Origer. Defensor civitatis. Luxemburg


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