93,820 profiles ranked live

Back to the boardThe board

Matylda Getter

✓ Source-basedrising

Polish nun and Righteous Among the Nations (1870-1968)

Lived 1870 to 1968 · aged 98
Compare
Fame46.9
Momentum21.2
Languages10
In century#104,415

Matylda Getter was a Polish Catholic nun, mother provincial of CSFFM in Warsaw and social worker in pre-war Poland. In German-occupied Warsaw during World War II she cooperated with Irena Sendler and the Żegota resistance organization in saving the lives of hundreds of Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto.

Photos 1

Awards 5

1985Righteous Among the Nations
Gold Cross of Merit‎
Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta

About this person

Matylda Getter was a Polish Catholic nun, mother provincial of CSFFM in Warsaw and social worker in pre-war Poland. In German-occupied Warsaw during World War II she cooperated with Irena Sendler and the Żegota resistance organization in saving the lives of hundreds of Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto. She was recognized as one of Polish Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem for her rescue activities.

Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1870 to 1968 · aged 98
Written about in
10 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.