- Born
- Died
- Helmut Simon was born on November 11, 1937 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. He was married to Erika Simon. He died on October 23, 2004 in Gamskarkogel, Salzburg, Austria.
- SpouseErika Simon(? - October 23, 2004) (his death, 2 children)
- Was a library custodian at the time that he and wife Erika Simon discovered the Otzi the iceman in 1991.
- December 2003 - Having been declared the Iceman's official finders, Erika and Helmut Simon are claiming a reward of between $150,000 and $250,000 as advised by their lawyer.
- (On discovering Otzi the iceman): "We thought it was a mountain climber or a skier who'd had an accident perhaps 10 years previously or perhaps two years previously."
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