BE ▁( M arch ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁– ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Irish ▁scholar ▁of ▁German ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Foreign ▁Office ▁during ▁W W II . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Gal way , ▁Ireland , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁phys ic ist ▁Alexander ▁Anderson , ▁president ▁of ▁Queens ▁College ▁Gal way . ▁She ▁was ▁educated ▁priv ately ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁Brow ne ▁Sch olar ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁at ▁Q CG , ▁where ▁she ▁received ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁She ▁displayed ▁a ▁strong ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁suff ra get te ▁movement ▁in ▁Gal way . ▁After ▁further ▁study ▁in ▁Berlin ▁and ▁Mar burg , ▁she ▁taught ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁at ▁Queen ' s ▁College , ▁Barb ados . ▁She ▁then ▁returned ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁Gal way ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁first ▁professor ▁of ▁German ▁at ▁University ▁College ▁Gal way . ▁ ▁Anderson ▁res igned ▁from ▁her ▁position ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁She ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁immediately ▁joined ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Office . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁she ▁published ▁a ▁translation ▁of ▁Bened etto ▁Cro ce ' s ▁book ▁on ▁Go ethe . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁she ▁was ▁second ed ▁to ▁the ▁War ▁office ; ▁she ▁later ▁received ▁the ▁O BE ▁for ▁Int elligence ▁resulting ▁from ▁work ▁she ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East .