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Also Known As	Alois Schicklgruber • Alois Hiedler
Born	June 7, 1837 • Austria
Died	January 3, 1903 (aged 65) • Austria
Notable Family Members	son Adolf Hitler

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Alois Hitler, an older man with a large mustache and receding hair, wearing a dark suit and bow tie, poses for a formal portrait.

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