Helene Donner

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Helene Donner

Helene thunder , born Schröder (* 27. December 1819 in Hamburg , † thirtieth November 1909 in Altona-Neumühlen ) was a German benefactor and benefactress.

Life

She was the eldest daughter of Johann Heinrich Schröder (1784-1883), merchant and banker in Hamburg and London, who had been raised to the Prussian baron status in 1868 , and Henriette von Schwartz (1798-1889).

On September 13, 1838, Helene married the merchant and banker Bernhard Donner (born November 30, 1808 in Altona ; † November 27, 1865 in Neumühlen), owner of the " Conrad Hinrich Donner Bank " (moved to Hamburg), heir of his father's possessions and builder of Donner Castle . He was the son of the entrepreneur and bank founder Conrad Hinrich Donner (1774-1854) and Elisabeth Willink (1784-1826).

After 27 years of marriage, the mother of seven was widowed in 1865 at the age of 46. She was one of the initiators of the Patriotic Women's Association I and became its first chairman at the founding meeting in Donner Castle in December 1869. In 1882 she had a home and a training center for nurses built on Allee in Altona. This Helenenstift , named after her, still exists today. The associated Helenenkapelle (later Christophoruskirche , today the Church of Silence ) was consecrated in 1894. The organ made by the Hamburg organ builder Christian Heinrich Wolfsteller (1830–1897) and donated by Helene Donner was put into operation at the same time. The church is located on Helenenstrasse, named after Helene Donner .

On June 18, 1898, Kaiser Wilhelm II awarded her the Order of Wilhelm . Altona was then part of Prussia .

literature

  • Karin Wittneben : Donner, Helene. In: Horst-Peter Wolff (Hrsg.): Biographisches Lexikon zur care history. = Who was who in nursing history. Volume 2. Urban & Fischer, Munich et al. 2001, ISBN 3-437-26670-5 , pp. 53-55.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ German Gender Book . Volume 128: Hildegard von Marchtaler : Hamburg gender book. Volume 10. CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1962, p. 218.
  2. ↑ German Gender Book. Volume 127: Hildegard von Marchtaler: Hamburg gender book. Volume 9. CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1961, p. 221.
  3. ^ Report of the Evangelical Lutheran. Parish Altona-Ost ( Memento of the original from June 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gemeinde-altona-ost.de
  4. ↑ Award certificate as an illustration from: André Hüsken : Catalog of the orders, decorations and awards of the Electorate of Brandenburg, the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Bayreuth, the Kingdom of Prussia, the Republic of Prussia, taking into account the German Empire. Volume 1: Electorate of Brandenburg, Margraviate Brandenburg-Ansbach, Margraviate Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Order of the Kingdom of Prussia. Hauschild, Bremen 2001, ISBN 3-89757-136-6 , p. 208.
personal data
SURNAME Donner, Helene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schröder, Helene (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German founder and benefactress
DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 1909
Place of death Altona-Neumühlen