Hedwig Neven DuMont
Hedwig Neven DuMont b. Princess von Auersperg (born August 9, 1946 in Seekirchen ) is the widow of the Cologne publisher Alfred Neven DuMont, who died in 2015, and is perceived by the public as a socially committed citizen. On August 16, 2020 she was made an honorary citizen of the city of Cologne for her long-term commitment .
family
Hedwig Neven DuMont is a daughter of Prince Karl von Auersperg and the interpreter Elisabeth von Gutmannsthal-Benvenuti. In 1952, when she was five years old, the parents divorced, whereupon the father married Penelope Gibson, daughter of a British captain of the Guard , in London in 1953 , and the mother married Wilhelm Graf von Magnis in Munich in 1956 . In 1966 Hedwig Neven DuMont married Alfred Neven DuMont in Forsbach near Cologne. She has three children with him. Son Markus Neven DuMont (1967–1995), daughter Isabella Neven DuMont (* 1968) and son Konstantin Neven DuMont (* 1969). Her son Markus studied at the Art Academy for Media Cologne and called himself Spiridon Neven DuMont as an artist in the last years of his life . The Spiridon-Neven-DuMont-Prize donated by the couple Neven DuMont for the promotion of young artists at the Art Academy for Media (KHM) is dedicated to him .
engagement
- Neven DuMont has been the chairman of the “We help” association in Cologne for many years, and of the “We help” association since it was founded in 2001.
- She is involved, among other things, in the board of trustees of the “Center for Early Intervention and Early Treatment”, as vice chairman of the association for the development of the Cologne Child Protection Association and as patron of the World Children's Day.
- Your support of the Roma e. V. for the rights of the Roma made (according to Günter Wallraff ) the establishment of the "Amaro Kher" school for Sinti and Roma possible.
- As the patron of the “Hits fürs Hospiz” association, Neven DuMont supports the hospice movement and thus the loving care of people with life-shortening illnesses in the last phase of their lives
- During the mayoral election in Cologne in 2015 , she was involved in campaign materials for the non-party candidate Henriette Reker proposed by Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen and supported by several parties .
Fonts
- Backgammon . Detective novel. Bastei Lübbe 2011, ISBN 3-404-16083-5
Awards
- 1997: Rhineland thaler
- 1998: Cross of Merit on ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2006: Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2009: Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- 2011: Alternative Cologne honorary citizenship together with Kurt Holl . In the justification of the citizens' committee "Alternative Cologne Honorary Citizenship" it says: "We honor her as a woman who contributes to the maintenance and expansion of a solidary society beyond all professional interests and political obligations."
- 2015: Ring of Honor of the Rhineland
- 2020: Honorary Citizen of the City of Cologne
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://genealogy.euweb.cz/auersperg/auersperg7.html
- ^ Genealogical Handbook of the Nobility , Princely Houses Volume XV, Limburg (Lahn) 1997, p. 148 f.
- ↑ we help - the lobby for children in need on the homepage of the media group M. DuMont Schauberg ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Award - Two alternative honorary citizens ; Kölner Stadtanzeiger, July 18, 2011
- ↑ Hedwig Neven DuMont becomes alternative honorary citizen ; Express.de, July 18, 2011
- ↑ Association website Hits fürs Hospiz e. V.
- ↑ Hedwig Neven DuMont: Yes, I will choose them. (accessed on February 29, 2016; PDF; 1.4 MB)
- ↑ a b LVR awards ring of honor to Hedwig Neven DuMont. LVR, December 7, 2015, accessed December 9, 2015 .
- ↑ Mayor Reker proposes honorary citizen. City of Cologne , January 28, 2020, accessed on February 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Anja Katzmarzik: Hedwig Neven DuMont "Steering Wheel" for moral courage. In: Kölner Stadtanzeiger. November 28, 2010.
- ↑ Award as an impetus ; Kölnische Rundschau, July 19, 2011
- ↑ Hedwig Neven DuMont honored honorary citizen of the city of Cologne at the ceremony. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , August 16, 2020, accessed on August 17, 2020 .
- ↑ AfD voted against Hedwig Neven DuMont made an honorary citizen of Cologne. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , February 6, 2020, accessed on February 6, 2020 .
- ↑ City of Cologne press release of February 6, 2020: Hedwig Neven DuMont receives the highest Cologne award , accessed on February 6, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neven DuMont, Hedwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Auersperg, Hedwig Princess of (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German publisher's wife |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seekirchen |