Hildegard Hamm-Brücher was born on 11 May 1921 in Essen, Germany. She was married to Erwin Hamm. She died on 7 December 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.