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German jurist and resistance fighter (–)

Hans von Dohnanyi (German:[ː]]^ⓘ; originally Johann von DohnányiHungarian:[ˈdohnaːɲi]; 1 January &#; 8 or 9 April ) was a Germanjurist.

He used his position in the Abwehr to help Jews escape Germany, worked with German resistance against the Nazi régime, and after the failed 20 July Plot, he was accused of being the "spiritual leader" of the conspiracy to assassinate Hitler, and executed by the SS in

Early life

Hans von Dohnanyi was born to the HungariancomposerErnő Dohnányi and his wife, pianist Elisabeth Kunwald.^[1] After his parents divorced, he grew up in Berlin.

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He went to the GrunewaldGymnasium there, becoming friends with Dietrich and Klaus Bonhoeffer. From to , he studied law in Berlin.^[1] In , he received a doctorate in law with a dissertation on "The International Lease Treaty and Czechoslovakia's Claim on the Lease Area in Hamburg Harbour".

After taking the fir