Marianne Stöger
Marianne Stöger (born April 24, 1934 in Matrei am Brenner ) is a former Austrian leprosy nurse in South Korea .
Life
Marianne Stöger grew up in Matrei am Brenner and after graduating from nursing school, she worked at Innsbruck University Hospital from 1955 to 1962 . From 1962 to 2005 she worked at Sorok Island Hospital in Korea. She has lived in Tyrol again since her retirement .
Awards
In 1999 she was awarded the Ho Am Prize, often referred to as the Korean Nobel Prize. She donated the $ 200,000 prize money to the hospital. In 2018 she received the Tyrolean Decoration of Honor .
Web links
- Kamillians: Actions of Leprosy Aid: More than four decades of help for lepers ; 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ Walter Achleitner: Korea's heroine: Sr. Marianne Stöger ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 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. ; KirchenZeitung online, August 10, 1999
- ↑ 46 years happily lived and served on a leprosy island ( 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. ; kirchenblatt.at, April 16, 2006, page 9
- ↑ samsungfoundation.org: List of winners of the Ho-Am Prize . Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ↑ Decoration of honor for twelve Tyrolean personalities , tirol.orf.at of February 20, 2018
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SURNAME | Stöger, Marianne |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian nurse |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Matrei am Brenner |