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Traudl Junge

1920 - 2002

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Gertraud "Traudl" Junge (née Humps; 16 March 1920 – 10 February 2002) was a German editor who worked as Adolf Hitler's last private secretary from December 1942 to April 1945. After typing Hitler's will, she remained in the Berlin Führerbunker until his death. Following her arrest and imprisonment in June 1945, both the Soviet and the U.S. militaries interrogated her. Later, in post-war West Germany, she worked as a secretary. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Traudl Junge is the 496th most popular writer (down from 468th in 2019), the 450th most popular biography from Germany (down from 414th in 2019) and the 25th most popular German Writer.

Traudl Junge was most famous for being a secretary for Adolf Hitler.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Traudl Junge ranks 496 out of 7,302. Before her are Louise Glück, Phaedrus, Alfred Döblin, Yevgeny Zamyatin, Arnold Bennett, and Lysias. After her are Marie-Antoine Carême, Margaret Atwood, Natsume Sōseki, Władysław Reymont, Wolfram von Eschenbach, and Saul Bellow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Traudl Junge ranks 25. Before her are Melina Mercouri, Amália Rodrigues, Gianni Rodari, Richard von Weizsäcker, Charlie Parker, and François Jacob. After her are Éric Rohmer, George Porter, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Boris Vian, Captain Tom, and Montgomery Clift. Among people deceased in 2002, Traudl Junge ranks 14. Before her are Thor Heyerdahl, Archer Martin, Billy Wilder, Prince Claus of the Netherlands, John Rawls, and László Kubala. After her are Niki de Saint Phalle, George Porter, Vavá, Chuck Jones, Camilo José Cela, and James Coburn.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Traudl Junge ranks 450 out of 7,253. Before her are Christopher of Bavaria (1416), Adam of Bremen (1100), Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (1823), Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick (1735), Valentinian II (371), and Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria (1660). After her are Theodor Schwann (1810), Peter Behrens (1868), Polykarp Kusch (1911), Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845), Maurice de Saxe (1696), and Werner Herzog (1942).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Traudl Junge ranks 25. Before her are Ernst Jünger (1895), Michael Ende (1929), Heinrich von Kleist (1777), Karl May (1842), Wilhelm Grimm (1786), and Einhard (770). After her are Wolfram von Eschenbach (1170), Erich Kästner (1899), Heinrich Mann (1871), August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767), Jean Paul (1763), and Ulrich von Hutten (1488).

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