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Laure Gatet
1913–1943
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- biochemist
Laure Gatet (19 July 1913 â 25 February 1943) was a French pharmacist, biochemist, and a spy for the French Resistance during World War II. Gatet was born on 19 July 1913 in Boussac-Bourg, France.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Zigeunerlager AuschwitzDates unknown
- Zigeunerlager AuschwitzDates unknown
Biography
Laure Gatet (19 July 1913 â 25 February 1943) was a French pharmacist, biochemist, and a spy for the French Resistance during World War II. Gatet was born on 19 July 1913 in Boussac-Bourg, France. After attending several schools in the Southwest of France, including Périgueux and Bordeaux, Gatet finished her pharmacy studies before moving to biochemical research. During the German occupation, she engaged in the resistance network, the Brotherhood of Our Lady, as a liaison to Free France. She mainly performed actions of propaganda and information exchanges between France and its neighboring countries. Spotted by the German police, she was arrested on the evening of 10 June 1942 and detained in several prisons before being transferred to the Auschwitz concentration camp where she was murdered.
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