Irene Greven

Irene Greven , née Hagenguth (born January 29, 1927 , † January 30, 2015 ) was a German publisher and patron .

Greven worked for Greven Verlag since 1958 . After the death of her husband Sigurd Greven , who died in a plane accident in 1981, she took over the management of Greven Verlag as the main shareholder. In honor of her deceased husband, she founded the Sigurd Greven Foundation in 1996, the aim of which is to promote Cologne's cultural, art, music, legal and economic history in ancient, medieval and modern times as well as to support the Schnütgen Museum in Cologne .

She died in 2015 one day after her 88th birthday and was buried in the family grave in Cologne's Melaten cemetery (hall 54).

Awards

2000: Jabach Medal from the City of Cologne
2003: Entry in the Golden Book of the City of Cologne

Individual evidence

^ Media: Publisher Irene Greven has died. Retrieved February 2, 2015 .
↑ Irene Greven is dead. Kölnische Rundschau from February 1, 2015, accessed on February 5, 2015.
↑ Irene Greven's grave. In: findagrave.com. Retrieved October 7, 2018 .
↑ Irene Greven did a lot of good. Press release from the City of Cologne, accessed on February 5, 2015.

personal data
SURNAME	Greven, Irene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hagenguth, Irene (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German publisher
DATE OF BIRTH	January 29, 1927
DATE OF DEATH	January 30, 2015

[1] Media: Publisher Irene Greven has died. Retrieved February 2, 2015 .

[2] Irene Greven is dead. Kölnische Rundschau from February 1, 2015, accessed on February 5, 2015.

[3] Irene Greven's grave. In: findagrave.com. Retrieved October 7, 2018 .

[4] Irene Greven did a lot of good. Press release from the City of Cologne, accessed on February 5, 2015.