Margaretha Lupac
Margaretha Lupac (born April 28, 1910 in Vienna ; † February 17, 1999 there ) was an Austrian philanthropist , patron and benefactor . Her father Wenzel Lupač came from Strachoňovice in Moravia and was employed as a clerk at the Southern Railway Company . Her mother Maria came from Vienna.
Life
Margaretha Lupac was a Red Cross helper during World War II. She was also busy fetching members of the German armed forces from then occupied Austria from Prague and Brno back to their homeland, in order to give them the opportunity to work in " war-important factories " at the time.
The experiences of the Second World War, but also the social misery, unemployment and economic hardship in the First Republic made Margaretha Lupac an extraordinary patriot . She saw Leopold Figl's appeal , where he said, among other things, in his Christmas address: ... I can only ask you, believe in this Austria! As her motto for life.
She herself later judged Austria:
"Austria has always been the index finger of the world, the pointer of the world clock."
Between 1949 and her retirement in 1973 she worked as a debt collector for the Austrian business publishing house .
After numerous discussions with parliamentary staff and with then President Heinz Fischer, she left all her assets worth 1.5 million euros to the Republic of Austria for parliamentary purposes . Parliament used the amount received to set up the Margaretha Lupac Foundation .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Who was Margaretha Lupac? Retrieved January 20, 2020 .
- ^ Margaretha Lupac - Vienna History Wiki. Retrieved January 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Margaretha Lupac. Retrieved January 20, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lupac, Margaretha |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian patroness and founder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 1999 |
| Place of death | Vienna |