Helga Josephine Zinnbauer

Helga Josephine Zinnbauer, also known as Helga Freund-Zinnbauer,^[1] (24 February 1909 – 16 December 1980) was an Australian community worker and librarian.

Zinnbauer was born in Orsova, Austria-Hungary (now Orșova, Romania) to Otto Alscher, a journalist, and his wife Else Leopoldine, née Amon. She worked as a librarian in the Barr Smith Library from 1943 until her retirement in 1974. She died in Adelaide, South Australia.^[2] Her funeral was conducted by Johannes Biar, a Lutheran pastor and supporter of the work of the Zinnbauers.^[3]

Her husband was Alfred Freund-Zinnbauer, a Lutheran pastor.