Anna-Maria Kellen
Anna-Maria Kellen (born in 1918 as Anna-Maria Arnhold in Berlin ;. D 9. April 2017 in New York City ) was an American philanthropist .
The daughter of the banker Hans Arnhold graduated from Mommsen-Gymnasium . She then studied at the University of Lausanne, the École de Louvre and the Sorbonne .
After fleeing to the USA, she married Stephen M. Kellen in New York in 1940 , whom she had already met in Berlin. They had two children, Marina Kellen French and Michael M. Kellen.
The journalist Ellen Maria Gorrissen (1916–1996), the mother of Nina von Maltzahn , was her sister.
Prizes and awards
- 1997 Spirit of the City Award from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
- Honorary Award from the Parsons School of Design
- 1989 Distinguished Service Medal from The New School for Social Research
- 1997 Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- 2003 Oliver R. Grace Award from the Cancer Research Institute
- 2009 Order of Merit of the State of Berlin
Web links
- Remembering Anna-Maria Kellen (1918–2017) Obituary (English) of the American Academy in Berlin
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kellen, Anna-Maria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arnhold, Anna-Maria (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American philanthropist of German origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 2017 |
| Place of death | New York City |