Lotta Hitschmanova

Lotta Hitschmanova, CC (November 28, 1909 – August 1, 1990) was a Canadian humanitarian. In 1945, she helped to found the Unitarian Service Committee of Canada, an international development organization consisting of a small group of aid workers sending supplies to war-torn Europe for relief and reconstruction.Attired in an army nurse's uniform and military-style hat, she travelled yearly to strife-torn and poverty-stricken parts of the world searching out towns and villages in need of Canadian assistance to recover from drought, war, disease and poverty.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 28, 1909
Birth nameLotte Hitschmann
Birth place
Czechoslovakia , Prague , Kingdom of Bohemia
Religion
Unitarianism
Date of deathAugust 01, 1990
Place of death
Ontario , Ottawa
Known for
Humanitarian aid

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.ca/books?id=u-e3z5YMd6oC&pg=PA417#v=onepage&q&f=false
  2. http://usc-canada.org
  3. http://usc-canada.org/?page_id=46