Hanna Fischer is an aspiring physicist who has served as a secretary to numerous notable individuals, including Dr Albert Einstein, as well as operating as a spy in Germany during World War II.
She is the main protagonist of Mr Einstein's Secretary.
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Mr Einstein's Secretary[]
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- Bilingualism: Having been born to a German father and American mother, Hanna grew up learning both German and English. Raised in Germany, she primarily read and spoke using the former during her youth until emigrating to the United States. Upon arriving in New York, Hanna spoke English with a heavy German accent, which gradually receded over time.
- Genius-Level Intellect: Even when she was a child, Hanna has displayed a remarkable intellect. Einstein himself recognised her intellect and suggested that Manfred enroll her in a science Gymnasium. As she grew into adulthood, however, Hanna's circumstances kept her from earning a high-school level diploma for several years, and denied her the chance to subsequently further study physics and earn a doctorate.
- Expert Physicist: At 10 years old, Hanna enjoyed learning about physics, which few children her age would even enjoy learning. She understood the basic principles of Einstein's theory of relativity, and was able to question the effect of acceleration on it, impressing Einstein himself. Hanna continued to increase her knowledge of physics over the years by reading scientific papers, and through informal studies instead of a proper education. Once her time as a spy was over and she had started a new life under a new identity, Hanna took up a position under Einstein at the physics department of at Princeton University.
- Expert Spy: Hanna spent several years serving as an undercover operative for the United States within Nazi Germany, playing the role of Albert Speer's secretary - a high-ranking Nazi architect with close connections to Adolf Hitler - for almost 12 years. From this position, she was able to attend several important meetings and visit several strategic sites such as weapons factories and prisons, which allowed Hanna to gather intel to pass on to Kessler, who in turn passed it on to the U.S. government. Aside from one instance of suspicion of being a spy - which was for an entirely unrelated matter, and for which she was quickly exonerated when the real culprit confessed - she was able to go undetected until the end of the War.
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Lukas Hofstedter[]
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Dan Kessler[]
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Trivia[]
- Hanna is the fifth main female protagonist to be featured in Reilly's novels.