Paul Kronenberg
Paul Kronenberg (* 1968 in Venray ) is a Dutch technician and the founder of a school for the blind.
Life
He grew up in Venray in the Netherlands. Kronenberg studied engineering, computer science, and business and communication technology. In 1997 he traveled alone to Tibet , where he met Sabriye Tenberken . Together they founded the "Blind Center Tibet" " Braille Without Borders " in 1998 . In 2000 a documentary was made about Tenberken and Kronenberg's work with the title "With Different Eyes" .
The Climbing Blind Project took place in 2004: Paul Kronenberg took part in a mountaineering expedition in Tibet led by Erik Weihenmayer , the first blind man to climb Mount Everest , together with Sabriye Tenberken and young people from the school for the blind in Lhasa as well as a US film team . However, this expedition had to be canceled due to bad weather conditions before reaching the summit . The film Blindsight won various audience awards: Berlinale , Palm Springs, AFI Los Angeles and, in October 2007, in Ghent , Belgium . The film was shown in German cinemas from January 2008 . Together with his partner, Kronenberg was interview guest at Reinhold Beckmann .
Awards
- In August 2000, together with Sabriye Tenberken, the “Zilveren Jandaia”, a Dutch award for efforts to improve the lives of people in the third world
- In September 2002 together with Sabriye Tenberken, Albert Schweitzer Prize of the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Foundation in Basel , presented by the 80-year-old daughter of Albert Schweitzer
- In September 2002 together with Sabriye Tenberken "Nuremberg Teddy for Human Love"
- In October 2003 the knighthood of the Order of Orange-Nassau
literature
- Sabriye Tenberken: My path leads to Tibet. The blind children of Lhasa. Complete New paperback edition, Knaur, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-426-78152-4 .
- Sabriye Tenberken: The seventh year. From Tibet to India. 2nd edition, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne 2006, ISBN 3-462-03691-2 .
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kronenberg, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch co-founder of the Tibet Center for the Blind |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Venray |