Hugh Wolfe Frank; Chief Interpreter at Nuremberg
Hugh Wolfe Frank, chief interpreter at the Nuremberg war crimes trials, has died. He was 75.
Frank’s body was found Thursday in a fume-filled car on a farm track near the Wiltshire village of Mere in southwest England on Thursday.
Frank had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease and was known to be depressed about his worsening health.
Wiltshire police said Saturday that they did not suspect any crime in connection with his death and had reported the facts to Peter Stoddart, assistant Wiltshire coroner.
Frank, who was separated from his fifth wife, was a skillful linguist who led the team of interpreters at the trials in Nuremberg, West Germany, of top Nazis, including Hermann Goering and Rudolf Hess.
The Wiltshire coroner’s office has ordered an inquest into Frank’s death.
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