Lotte Hass
Austrian underwater diver and model; wife of Hans Hass (1928-2015)
Lotte Hass (6 November 1928 – 14 January 2015) was a pioneering Austrian diver, underwater photographer and model. She was nicknamed The First Lady of Diving. She was the first woman to dive in the Red Sea, the first woman to dive with autonomous diving equipment and the first underwater model. She was also the first person to take “in-water footage” of whale sharks and manta rays. She was married to Hans Hass, the Austrian biologist and fellow diving pioneer.
Personal life
Born Charlotte Hildegard Baierl in Vienna to father Karl Baierl and mother Stefanie, née Kitzmantel, she attended Wenzgasse School. In around 1947, rather than go to university, she applied for and got the job of secretary to biologist and diving pioneer, Hans Hass (1919–2013), at the International Institute of Submarine Research in Vienna.
Hans’ marriage to actress Hannelore Schroth ended in April 1950. He proposed to Lotte in November of the same year in Cairo, while returning to Austria after filming in the Red Sea. Their civil wedding was held on 29 November 1950 in Küsnacht on Lake Zurich.
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