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Helene Richter

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Helene Richter
Born(1861-08-04)4 August 1861
Died8 November 1942(1942-11-08) (aged 81)
RelativesElise Richter (sister)

Helene Richter (4 August 1861 — 8 November 1942) was an Austrian specialist for English studies. She specialized in drama and theatre critic. She was sister of Elise Richter (1865–1943), Romance studies professor and, like her Helene, killed by the Nazis in Theresienstadt.[1]

Life

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Richter was born on 4 August 1861 in Vienna, She lived and worked in Vienna, like her sister Elise. In 1942 she and her sister were deported to Theresienstadt Ghetto, where she was killed on 8 November 1942.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Maisel, Thomas; Mühlberger, Kurt; Mühlberger, Kurt (1998). Historie und Geist. Universitätscampus Wien (2 Bände). Vienna. {{cite book}}: |newspaper= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Helene Richter". holocaust.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-26.