Helga Josephine Zinnbauer | |
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Born | Helga Josephine Alscher 24 February 1909 Orsova, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 16 December 1980 Adelaide, Australia | (aged 71)
Occupation(s) | Community worker, Librarian |
Helga Josephine Zinnbauer, also known as Helga Freund-Zinnbauer,[1] (24 February 1909 – 16 December 1980) was an Australian community worker and librarian.
Zinnbauer was born in Orsova, Austria-Hungary (now Orșova, Romania) to Otto Alscher, a journalist, and his wife Else Leopoldine, née Amon. She worked as a librarian in the Barr Smith Library from 1943 until her retirement in 1974. She died in Adelaide, South Australia.[2] Her funeral was conducted by Johannes Biar, a Lutheran pastor and supporter of the work of the Zinnbauers.[3]
Her husband was Alfred Freund-Zinnbauer, a Lutheran pastor.