Christel Zachert
Christel Zachert (* 1940 in Berlin ) is a German author and financial advisor . She also set up a foundation that works for children with cancer.
Live and act
After graduating from high school, Zachert completed a commercial apprenticeship and married the later President of the Federal Criminal Police Office, Hans-Ludwig Zachert . The marriage resulted in three children, two sons and the daughter Isabell, who died of cancer in 1982 at the age of 16. Christel Zachert wrote her first book about Isabell's last year. We'll meet again in my paradise has been translated into more than 30 languages, including English, Dutch, Hungarian, Italian and Turkish.
In 1995, with the proceeds from the book, she founded the Isabell-Zachert-Foundation , which has been helping children with cancer ever since. In addition to her work as an author and her commitment to children's cancer charity, Zachert also works as a financial advisor.
In 2009, Zachert was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon for her commitment to children with cancer .
One of the sons is the business manager Matthias Zachert , CEO of Lanxess .
Publications
- with Isabell Zachert: We'll meet again in my paradise , Bastei-Lübbe , 1993, ISBN 3-7857-0682-0 , 14th edition 2010, ISBN 3404613511
- Girl, what boys can do, you can do for a long time! , Bastei-Lübbe, 1999, ISBN 3785709560
- Puppchen, something will come of you , Bastei-Lübbe, 2002, ISBN 3404146638
- My way to Kilimanjaro - Only those who set out will reach their limits , Brendow-Verlag , 2009, ISBN 3865063101
Web links
- Literature by and about Christel Zachert in the catalog of the German National Library
- Author profile on luebbe.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Profile on kinderkrebsstiftung.de, accessed on May 7, 2012.
- ↑ Isabell-Zachert-Stiftung (pdf; 421 kB) on kinderkrebsstiftung.de, accessed on May 7, 2012.
- ↑ Award of the Federal Cross of Merit to Christel Zachert for her commitment to children with cancer , article from September 3, 2009 on lifepr.de, accessed on May 7, 2012.
- ↑ Jan Dams: The Numbers Man. In: Welt am Sonntag No. 5, from February 2, 2014, p. 30.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zachert, Christel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |