Etty Hillesum

Jewish diarist (1914-1943)
Person human Q126400
Etty Hillesum
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Etty Hillesum

Summary

Etty Hillesum is a human[1]. She was born in Middelburg[2]. She was born on January 15, 1914[3]. She died in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp[4]. She died on November 30, 1943[5]. She worked as a writer[6], diarist[7], teacher[8], and biographer[9]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,699 views/month, #7,195 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Etty Hillesum was born in Middelburg[2].
  • Etty Hillesum passed away in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp[4].
  • Etty Hillesum passed away in Auschwitz[11].
  • Etty Hillesum passed away in Oświęcim[12].
  • Etty Hillesum was born on January 15, 1914[3].
  • Etty Hillesum died on November 30, 1943[5].
  • Etty Hillesum held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[13].
  • Dutch was Etty Hillesum's native language[14].
  • Etty Hillesum worked as a writer[6].
  • Etty Hillesum worked as a diarist[7].
  • Etty Hillesum worked as a teacher[8].
  • Etty Hillesum's professions included biographer[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Etty Hillesum is An Interrupted Life[15].
  • Etty Hillesum is recorded as female[16].
  • Etty Hillesum's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Etty Hillesum's Commons category is recorded as Etty Hillesum[18].
  • Etty Hillesum's unmarried partner is recorded as Julius Spier[19].
  • Etty Hillesum's unmarried partner is recorded as Han Wegerif[20].
  • Etty Hillesum's archives at is recorded as Dutch Resistance Museum[21].
  • Etty Hillesum's family name is recorded as Hillesum[22].
  • Etty Hillesum's given name is recorded as Esther[23].
  • Etty Hillesum's significant event is recorded as Holocaust victim[24].
  • Etty Hillesum's significant event is recorded as Transport from Westerbork to Auschwitz Birkenau on 07/09/1943[25].
  • Etty Hillesum's described by source is recorded as 1001 Vrouwen uit de Nederlandse geschiedenis[26].
  • Etty Hillesum's described by source is recorded as 1001 vrouwen in de 20ste eeuw[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: NL[29]

  • Began / founded: 1914-01-15[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1943-11-30[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2cf86d1a-9ea4-4e28-b08c-1a7961cdd3f0[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Middelburg[2], Etty Hillesum… she was born on January 15, 1914[3]. Dutch was her native language[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], diarist[7], teacher[8], and biographer[9].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Etty Hillesum is An Interrupted Life[15].

Death and Burial

Etty Hillesum died on November 30, 1943[5]. Recorded place of death include Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp[4], a concentration camp[33], in Nazi Germany[34], founded in 1940[35]; Auschwitz[11], a Nazi concentration camp[36], in Nazi Germany[37], founded in 1940[38]; and Oświęcim[12], an urban municipality of Poland[39], in Poland[40], founded in 1101[41].

Why It Matters

Etty Hillesum ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,699 views/month, #7,195 of 1,000,298).[10] She has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] She is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Etty Hillesum born?

Born in Middelburg[2], Etty Hillesum…

Where did Etty Hillesum die?

Etty Hillesum died in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp[4].

What did Etty Hillesum do for work?

Etty Hillesum worked as writer[6], diarist[7], teacher[8], and biographer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . collectie.verzetsmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Q110279963. Retrieved . collectie.verzetsmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . data.jck.nl. Retrieved . data.jck.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . collectie.verzetsmuseum.org. Retrieved . collectie.verzetsmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . collectie.verzetsmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . collectie.verzetsmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [15] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Online Dictionary of Dutch Women. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image Stolperstein für Etty Esther Hillesum (Amsterdam).jpg
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  2. 25d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archives at Dutch Resistance Museum
    Shazam artist id 481596785
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