Benz letter: "I was born on June 10, 1911. After the Abitur [secondary school], I studied veterinary medicine in Munich and became a veterinarian. After the war I began my practice in Löffingen. In 1943 I was married. My wife, Maria, was a teacher of German, History, and Earth science at the Gymnasium in Augsburg. We have four children. The oldest daughter died after almost 3 years of a vicious diphteria. Our son, Michael, is also a veterinarian, and will take over my practice. Our daughter, Margareta studied art history, and graduated [?] with a study of Paul Klee. She is married in Munich. There also is the youngest, Johannes. He is an engineer for Landespflege [landscape architect]."