Elizabeth Rummel

Elizabeth Rummel (called "Lizzie", born February 19, 1897 in Munich ; † 1980 ) was a German- Canadian environmentalist .

Life

She was the daughter of Baron von Rummel . In 1911, her family bought a ranch in Alberta . Elizabeth Rummel lived there when the First World War broke out. She stayed there after the war, especially since she lost her family fortune in Germany and she had established a connection to the mountains of the Rocky Mountains . She started running several lodges in the mountains and also offered the guests in-depth knowledge of the mountains. Elizabeth Rummel was a member of the Alpine Club of Canada . Her estate is in the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies .

Awards

• In 1979 she was awarded Canada's highest award for a lifetime achievement , the Order of Canada . Her contributions to protecting the environment were recognized and honored for passing on her knowledge of the Rocky Mountains to others.
• Rummel Lake, Rummel Creek, Rummel Pass and Elizabeth Lake are reminiscent of them, as is the Elizabeth Rummel School in Canmore (Alberta) .

literature

• Ruth Oltmann: Lizzie Rummel - Baroness of the Canadian Rockies . Rocky Mountain Books, 1995, ISBN 0-921102-39-9
• Kay Sanderson: 200 Remarkable Alberta Women . Famous Five Foundation, Calgary 1999, ISBN 0-968583-20-2

Web links

• http://www.rmbooks.com/peakfinder/people.asp?PersonsName=Rummel,+Elizabeth
• Entry in the Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ http://www.archivesalberta.org/findingaids/whyte/Rummel/Rummel_main.htm
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