Sofka Skipwith
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 30 years ago |
Date of birth | October 23,1907 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Date of died | February 26,1994 |
Died | Bodmin Moor |
United Kingdom | |
Nationality | British |
Children | Peter Zinovieff |
Sir Patrick Alexander d'Estoteville Skipwith, 12th Baronet | |
Born | Russia |
Grandchildren | Sofka Zinovieff |
Leo Zinovieff | |
Iliena Zinovieff | |
Parents | Sofia Volkonskaya |
Pyotr Dolgorukov | |
Current partner | Grey d'Estoteville Townsend Skipwith |
Leo Zinovieff | |
Books | Sofka: the autobiography of a princess |
Eat Russian | |
Education | Queen's College |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 710821 |
Sofka Skipwith Life story
Sofka Skipwith was a Russian princess, who after working for Laurence Olivier and being interned by the Nazis in France in World War II, worked to save Jews. She was honoured for her efforts by both the British government and by Israel, where she has been named one of the Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem.