Waitstill Sharp

Waitstill Hastings Sharp (1 May 1902– 25 February 1983) was a Unitarian minister who was involved in humanitarian and relief work in Czechoslovakia and Southern Europe during World War II. In 2005, Sharp and his first wife Martha were named by Yad Vashem as Righteous among the Nations, the second and third of five Americans to receive this honor.

Waitstill Hastings Sharp
Sharp in 1939
Born
Waitstill Hastings Sharp

(1902-05-01)1 May 1902
Boston, Massachusetts
Died25 February 1983(1983-02-25) (aged 80)
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Alma materBoston University (B.A., 1924)
Harvard Law (LL.B., 1926)
Harvard University (M.A., 1931)
OccupationUnitarian minister
Known forhumanitarian rescue work before and during World War II
Spouses
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(m. 1927; div. 1954)​
    Monica Allard Clark
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    (m. 1955)​
    Children2, including Martha Sharp Joukowsky
    Righteous
    Among the Nations
    By country
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