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Edith Stein
Jewish-german catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942).
Born October 12th, 1891 in Wrocław.
Died August 9th, 1942 at 50 years old in Auschwitz, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp (hydrogen cyanide, asphyxia).
Occupations
autobiographer, linguist, nun, philosopher, resistance fighter, translator, university teacher, writer
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The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity. Lucius Annaeus Seneca