Etta Countess of Waldersee
Etta Anna Louise Countess von Waldersee , born Baroness von Le Fort (born November 22, 1902 in Altona , † March 7, 1978 in Kiel ) was a German noblewoman.
Career
Etta von Le Fort came from the Mecklenburg-Baltic noble family Le Fort and was a niece of Gertrud von Le Fort . She studied history and psychology in Berlin. While still a student she was a co-founder of the welfare organization Mütterliche Hilfe and from 1922 to 1928 volunteered as its managing director. In 1928 she married Alfred Graf von Waldersee (1898–1984), managing director of Franz Haniel & Cie. in Duisburg.
At the beginning of the Second World War, she volunteered at the Presidium of the German Red Cross (DRK) in Berlin and assumed the position of special commissioner for prisoners of war. After the war ended, she co-founded the DRK regional association in North Rhine-Westphalia and was its vice-president until 1960. When the DRK was re-established at federal level in 1950, she became Vice President and remained so until 1966.
On behalf of the federal government, she was also chairwoman of the German Committee for UNICEF and a member of the ZDF television council from its foundation in 1953 .
Honors
- 1973: Great Cross of Merit with Star and Shoulder Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1977: Henry Dunant Medal of the International Red Cross
literature
- Peter Hammerschmidt: Welfare Associations in the Post-War Period: Reorganization and Financing of the Central Associations of Independent Welfare Care 1945 to 1961 , Beltz Juventa, 2005
Individual evidence
- ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 25, No. 71, April 11, 1973.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Waldersee, Etta Countess of |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waldersee, Etta From |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobles |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altona |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 7, 1978 |
| Place of death | Kiel |