Elsbeth Kasser

Elsbeth Kasser (1910 to 1992) was a Swiss nurse and humanitarian aid worker, known as the Angel of Gurs. From 1940 to 1943 she worked for refugees held in the internment camp of Gurs in southern France, and she later carried out similar relief work in other places. Her nickname records the esteem in which the internees held her. The source article for this entry is a short lead, so this description is limited to what it states: her Swiss nationality, her dates, her work as a nurse and aid worker and the camp where she is best remembered. Fuller biography is left for later research.