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Hedwig Ehrlich (Pinkus)

Also Known As: "Jadwiga"
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Birthplace: Neustadt, Upper Silesia, Prussia
Death: December 21, 1948 (84)
New York, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Josef Pinkus and Auguste Pinkus
Wife of Paul Ehrlich, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1908
Mother of Stefanie Schwerin and Marianne Olga Landau
Sister of Max Pinkus; Ernst Leopold Pinkus and Olga Pinkus

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About Hedwig Ehrlich

Ehrlich’s name was a household word in Germany until the Nazis came to power when they persecuted his widow and confiscated his property. Professor Sir Almoth Wright, a pupil of Ehrlich’s, arranged for Burroughs Wellcome to provide an income for her to live comfortably until her death.

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Hedwig Ehrlich's Timeline

1864
June 30, 1864
Neustadt, Upper Silesia, Prussia
1884
August 19, 1884
Berlin, Germany
1886
January 23, 1886
Berlin, Germany
1948
December 21, 1948
Age 84
New York, New York, United States