Hildegard Hamm-Brücher was born on May 11, 1921 in Essen, Germany. She was married to Erwin Hamm. She died on December 7, 2016 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Important German politician, she was minister of Foreign affairs in the Helmut Schmid government 1977-1982,. She was a candidate for the German presidency in 1994.