Born:Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höß, (1901-11-25)25 November 1901, Baden-Baden, Germany
Died:16 April 1947(1947-04-16) (aged 46), Oświęcim, Poland
Rank:SS-Obersturmbannführer
Trial:Supreme National Tribunal
Branch:Death's Head Units, Waffen-SS
Spouse:Hedwig Hensel (m. 1929)
Children:5
Commands:Commandant of Auschwitz, Block Leader and Report Leader in Dachau (November 1934), , Adjutant to the Commandant (August 1938) and Commander of the detention camp (December 1939) in Sachsenhausen, , Commandant in Auschwitz (30 April 1940), , Head of Office D I, Department D (Camps inspectorate) of SS-WVHA (1 December 1943), , Chief Commandant (Standortältester) in Auschwitz ("Operation Höss" – Mass murder of Hungarian Jews), (8 May – 29 July 1944), , Coordinator of killing operation by gassing in Ravensbrück (November 1944)