Elisabeth Eidenbenz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swiss humanitarian (1913-2011)
Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1913
Place of Birth: Wila, canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Date of Death: 23-May-2011
Profession: teacher, nurse
Nationality: Switzerland
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Elisabeth Eidenbenz
- Elizabeth Eidenbenz, (Wila, Switzerland, June 12, 1913 - Zurich, Switzerland, May 23, 2011) was a teacher and nurse and founder of the Mothers of Elne (also known as Maternitat d'Elna in Catalan, Maternidad de Elna in Spanish and Maternité Suisse d'Elne in French).
- Between 1939 and 1944, she saved some 600 children who were mostly the children of Spanish Republicans, Jewish refugees and gypsies fleeing the Nazi invasion.
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