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American-german literary historian, professor, translator; resistance fighter and anti-nazi activist, who was executed during wwii in germany.
Born September 16th, 1902 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1943 at 40 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).
The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle