Elisabeth Abegg

Elisabeth Abegg
Born
Luise Wilhelmine Elisabeth Abegg

3 March 1882
Died8 August 1974 (aged 92)
Alma materLeipzig University
Political partyGerman Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Parents
  • Johann Friedrich Abegg (father)
  • Marie Caroline Elisabeth (Rähm) Abegg (mother)
HonoursOrder of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Righteous Among the Nations

Luise Wilhelmine Elisabeth Abegg (German: [eˈliːzabɛt ˈʔaːbɛk] ; 3 March 1882 – 8 August 1974) was a German educator and resistance fighter against Nazism. She provided shelter to around 80 Jews during the Holocaust and was consequently recognised as Righteous Among the Nations.