Edith Stein, OCD was a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Catholicism and became a Discalced Carmelite nun. She is canonized as a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church; she is also one of six patron saints of Europe. Wikipedia
Born: October 12, 1891, Wrocław, Poland
Died: August 9, 1942 (age 50 years), Auschwitz concentration camp, Oświęcim, Poland
Influenced by: Edmund Husserl, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Heidegger, and more
Parents: Auguste Stein and Siegfried Stein
Siblings: Rosa Stein
Doctoral advisor: Edmund Husserl
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