Peter Laszlo Lantos BEM FMedSci (born 1939) is a British scientist and author of Hungarian Jewish origin.
Peter and his mother were sent back to Hungary on a train that was meant to go to a death camp, meaning they were free from the Holocaust but 21 members of his family had died, including his older brother Gyuri, like him a talented mathematician.
[2][3][4] Lantos decided to remain in the UK permanently and was sentenced to prison in absentia by the Hungarian authorities for his defection.
As a medical researcher, Lantos published more than 500 scientific articles, in addition to numerous textbooks.
[8] Lantos was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to Holocaust education and awareness.