George de Mohrenschildt
| George de Mohrenschildt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jerzy Sergius von Mohrenschildt April 17, 1911 Mozyr, Russian Empire (now Belarus) |
| Died | March 29, 1977 (aged 65) Manalapan, Florida, US |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Nationality | American (Naturalized) |
| Education | Polish Cavalry Academy |
| Alma mater | Institute of Higher Commercial Studies University of Liège University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | Petroleum geologist |
| Known for | Befriending Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy |
| Spouse(s) |
Dorothy Pierson (m. 1942; div. 1944) Phyllis Washington (m. 1947; div. 1949) Wynne Sharples (m. 1951; div. 1956) Jeanne LeGon (m. 1959; div. 1973) |
| Children | 3 |
George Sergius de Mohrenschildt (Russian: Георгий Сергеевич де Мореншильд; April 17, 1911 – March 29, 1977) was a petroleum geologist and professor who befriended Lee Harvey Oswald in the summer of 1962 and maintained that friendship until Oswald's death, two days after the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. His testimony before the Warren Commission investigating the assassination was one of the longest of any witness.
Mohrenschildt began life as Jerzy Sergius von Mohrenschildt in Mozyr, in the Russian Empire, now in Belarus, born on April 4 in the old style Russian Julian calendar. He had an older brother, Dimitri. His wealthy father, Sergey Alexandrovich von Mohrenschildt, was of German, Swedish, and Russian descent. Mohrenschildt's mother, Alexandra, was of Polish, Russian, and Hungarian descent. Sergey von Mohrenschildt was claimed by his son to have been a Marshal of Nobility of the Minsk Governorate from 1913-1917, and a civil rank of Actual Civil Councilor corresponding to Major General. In 1920, some years after the Russian Revolution, Sergey von Mohrenschildt was arrested by the Bolsheviks for anti-Communist activities. He was sentenced to exile for life in Veliky Ustyug, a town in the north of Russia. Mohrenschildt later testified to the Warren Commission that while awaiting transport to Veliky Ustyug, his father had become ill. Two Jewish doctors who treated him in jail advised him to stop eating so he would appear more sickly. The doctors then told the Soviet government that Sergey was too ill to survive the trip to Veliky Ustyug and he should be allowed to stay at home to recover, under the condition that he check in weekly until he was well enough to be sent to Veliky Ustyug. The Soviet government agreed. After his release, Sergey, his wife and the young Mohrenschildt then fled to Poland in a hay wagon (Mohrenschildt's older brother Dimitri was awaiting execution, but was later released in a prisoner exchange in Poland). During their journey, Mohrenschildt, his father and mother Alexandra contracted typhoid fever. Alexandra died of the disease shortly after the family entered Poland.
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