Schwerin, Gertrude, 1910-1993
Dates
- Existence: 1910-1993
Biography
Gertrude Schwerin was born Gertrude Dosenheimer on June 8, 1910 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein in Germany to Emil and Paula (nee Friedmann) Dosenheimer. She attended the Universities of Freiburg, Munich, and Grenoble between 1929 and 1933, earning the equivalent of a Masters Degree in modern languages. In 1937, she fled Nazi Germany, aided and sponsored by wealthy relatives in Philadelphia.