Edith Carstensen
Edith Carstensen (born July 14, 1926 in Lichtenstein-Callnberg ; † March 21, 2018 in Lübeck ) was a German silhouette artist .
After finishing high school due to the war , she attended the textile engineering school in Chemnitz . After fleeing to the West , she settled in Lübeck in 1952 , started a family and had two daughters (1958 and 1963). Her husband's death from cancer (1978) motivated her to donate her paper cuttings exclusively for the German Cancer Aid from now on . Between 1980 and 1985 she raised 50,000 DM. In 1986 she founded the "Lübeck-Aid für krebskranke Kinder eV", became honorary first chairwoman of the association and organized a total amount of almost € 5,000,000 (five Million euros), which she made available to the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck (children's clinic), for its patients, equipment, staff and projects. Edith Carstensen has been honorary chairwoman of the association since 2004. In 1996, she established a private, independent foundation, the Edith Carstensen Foundation , which supports families in need with children with cancer.
Edith Carstensen received numerous awards:
- 1986: Awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon
- 1998: Medal in gold of the Lübeck Society for the Promotion of Charitable Activities , founded in 1789
- 2001: Silver commemorative coin of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck
- 2003: Federal Cross of Merit, First Class
- 2007: Badge of Honor from the University of Lübeck
- u. a. m.
literature
- Carola Fischer: Edith Carstensen . In: Profiles from the Hanseatic City of Lübeck . Lübeck 2009, pp. 64-65.
- Peter Guttkuhn: Lübeck help for children with cancer. An association introduces itself . In: Lübeckische Blätter . Lübeck 1989, p. 2.
- Peter Guttkuhn: In Lübeck, sick children have a lobby - 10 years of "Lübeck Help for Children with Cancer" . In: Lübeckische Blätter . Lübeck 1996, p. 186.
- Peter Guttkuhn: Greetings from Edith Carstensen. [Appointment as honorary chairman of her association] In: Frigate. District magazine Lübeck-Buntekuh . (38) 2004. Issue 2, p. 6.
- Peter Guttkuhn: Lübeck help is needed ! For Edith Carstensen's 80th birthday . In: Frigate. District magazine Lübeck-Buntekuh . (41) 2006. Issue 3, p. 12.
Individual evidence
- ^ Edith Carstensen: Obituary notice . ( ln-trauer.de [accessed on March 27, 2018]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carstensen, Edith |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sieber, Edith (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German silhouette artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lichtenstein-Callnberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 2018 |
| Place of death | Lübeck |