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Hiltgunt zassenhaus biography
Hiltgunt Zassenhaus
German philologist
"Hiltgunt" redirects here. For the character in a medieval poem, see Waltharius.
Hiltgunt Margret Zassenhaus (10 July 1916 – 20 November 2004) was a German philologist who worked as an interpreter in Hamburg, Germany during World War II, and later as a physician in the United States.
She was honoured for her efforts to aid prisoners in Nazi Germany during World War II.
Early life
Hiltgunt Zassenhaus was born in Hamburg to Julius H. and Margret Ziegler Zassenhaus.[1] Her father was a historian and school principal who lost his job when the Nazi regime came to power in 1933.[2][3] Her brothers were the mathematician Hans (known for the butterfly lemma and the Zassenhaus group), and physicians Günther and Willfried.[3]
Following a bicycling holiday in Denmark in 1933, she decided to study philology, specializing in the Scandinavian languages.
She graduated from the University of Hamburg with a d