Era a segunda filha do professor Friedrich "Fritz" Braun (1879–1964) e de Franziska "Fanny" Kronberger (1885–1976).
ˌɛɾɐ ɐ sˌeɡˈũŋdɐ fˈiʎɐ dʊ pɹˌufɨsˈoɹ fɹˈiːdɹiʃ "fɹˈitʃ" bɹˈaʊn mˈil ˈoɪtusˈeɪŋtuʒˌi sɨtˈeɪŋtɐinˈɔvɨ mˈil nˈɔvɨsˈeɪŋtuʒˌi sɨsˈeɪŋtɐikwˈatɹu i dɨ fɹˌɐ̃ŋzˈiʃkɐ "fˈɐ̃ŋni" kɹˌuŋbɨɾəʒˈeɹ mˈil ˈoɪtusˈeɪŋtuʒˌi oɪtˈeɪŋtɐisˈiŋku mˈil nˈɔvɨsˈeɪŋtuʒˌi sɨtˈeɪŋtɐisˈeɪʃ.