Adélaïde Hautval
Adélaïde Hautval | |
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| Born | Marthe Adélaïde Hautval 1 January 1906 |
| Died | 12 October 1988 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | Haïdi |
| Education | University of Strasbourg (Doctorate, 1933) |
| Occupation | Psychiatrist |
| Known for | Opposing Nazi medical practices at Auschwitz; Righteous Among the Nations |
| Criminal penalty | Imprisonment in Ravensbrück and Auschwitz |
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| Righteous Among the Nations |
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Adélaïde Haas Hautval (1 January 1906 – 17 October 1988) was a French physician, psychiatrist, and Holocaust rescuer. Imprisoned in Auschwitz concentration camp during the Second World War, she provided medical care to Jewish prisoners and refused to participate in Nazi medical experiments. In 1965, she was recognised as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem for her moral courage and efforts to protect Jewish lives.