Martha Beindorff

Martha Beindorff (born Linnfeld ; born February 21, 1903 in Düsseldorf , † November 9, 2007 in Allerhop ) was a German motor sportsman .

Life

Born in the German Empire , Martha Linnfeld married the engineer and factory owner's son Kurt Beindorff in the Weimar Republic in 1923, the year of German hyperinflation .

So "married" into the company of Günther Wagner - Pelikan Werke , her social commitment became of great importance for the company and its workers and employees : Convinced of the necessity of good cohesion between the company management and the employees , she took care - together with the official company welfare - for the worries and needs of employees, including former employees. Because of her willingness to help , Martha Beindorff was also affectionately called "Aunt Martha" by the employees.

Martha Beindorff was the seventh woman in Hanover to have a driver's license. She was a successful motor sportsperson and Vice President of the German Ladies Automobile Club , DDAC.

For decades Beindorff also held the function of - honorary - secretary of the "Friends of TiHo" (the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover ).

After the Second World War , on January 17, 1946, the city, which was 48% destroyed by the air raids on Hanover , was the location of the “I. Meeting after the war ”of the German Ladies Automobile Club. When this was officially re-established on March 24, 1949, Liliane Roehrs was elected President, Martha Beindorff her Deputy .

When in the reconstruction years of 1953 the “1. German women's rally "after the Second World War was organized Martha Beindorff reached the team with Monika Pancke first destination Bad Pyrmont .

Martha Beindorff last lived on Gut Allerhop and died at the age of 104 in Allerhop.

Honors

In recognition of her decades of social work , Martha Beindorff was awarded the Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit in 1967 .
In 1969, the decade-long honorary secretary of the "Friends of TiHo" was appointed honorary senator of the university by the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover .
Beindorff, former Vice President of the German Ladies Automobile Club e. V., was made an honorary member of the DDAC.

literature

Waldemar R. Röhrbein : Beindorff, (4) Martha. In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 55f.

Web links

NN : 1946 to 1970 , online on the website of the German Ladies Automobile Club e. V.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Waldemar R. Röhrbein: Beindorff, (4) Martha (see literature)
^ Klaus Mlynek : Inflation 1923. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover , p. 316
↑ ^a ^b Waldemar R. Röhrbein: Beindorff, (3) Kurt. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover , p. 55
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e N.N. : 1946 to 1970 on the website of the German Ladies Automobile Club e. V. (see web links)
^ Klaus Mlynek: Second World War. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover , pp. 694f.
^ Noun nominandum: We congratulate , Welt am Sonntag on February 25, 2007, last accessed on April 21, 2012

personal data
SURNAME	Beindorff, Martha
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Linnfeld, Martha (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German motor sportsperson and social worker
DATE OF BIRTH	February 21, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dusseldorf
DATE OF DEATH	November 9, 2007
Place of death	All hop

[HBL-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Waldemar R. Röhrbein: Beindorff, (4) Martha (see literature)

[2] Klaus Mlynek : Inflation 1923. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover , p. 316

[SLH_Beindorff,_Kurt-3] Waldemar R. Röhrbein: Beindorff, (3) Kurt. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover , p. 55

[DDAC-4] N.N. : 1946 to 1970 on the website of the German Ladies Automobile Club e. V. (see web links)

[5] Klaus Mlynek: Second World War. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover , pp. 694f.

[6] Noun nominandum: We congratulate , Welt am Sonntag on February 25, 2007, last accessed on April 21, 2012