Hans von Dohnanyi

Hans von Dohnanyi
Hans von Dohnányi
Born(1902-01-01)1 January 1902
Died8/9 April 1945 (aged 43)
NationalityGerman
OccupationJurist
SpouseChristel Bonhoeffer
ChildrenKlaus von Dohnanyi
Christoph von Dohnányi
Barbara von Dohnanyi-Bayer
RelativesDietrich Bonhoeffer (brother-in-law)

Hans von Dohnanyi (German: [hans fɔn doːˈna.niː]] ; originally Johann von Dohnányi Hungarian: [ˈdohnaːɲi]; 1 January 1902 – 8 or 9 April 1945) was a German jurist. He used his position in the Abwehr to help Jews escape Germany, worked with German resistance against the Nazi régime, and after the failed 20 July Plot, he was accused of being the "spiritual leader" of the conspiracy to assassinate Hitler, and executed by the SS in 1945.