Rosemarie von Schweitzer

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Rosemarie von Schweitzer (born November 9, 1927 at Wasserhof Castle in Gneixendorf near Krems on the Danube ) is a German budget scientist.

Career

After graduating from high school in Homberg (Efze) in 1944 , von Schweitzer was obliged to serve as a young girl leader in a camp for deportation to Kinderland. In 1946 she completed the two-year rural housekeeping apprenticeship as a journeyman. She received further pedagogical training at the State Institute for Agricultural Education in Munich , after her state exams she worked as a teacher at the Agricultural Chamber of Kurhessen in schools in Marburg and Fulda from 1951 . From 1957, von Schweitzer studied sociology, philosophy, educational science and agricultural economics at the University of Frankfurt under Adorno and Horkheimer. In Bonn she received her doctorate in 1962. Phil. And worked at the agricultural advisory seminar at Rauischholzhausen Castle . Helga Schmucker she took in 1965 as an assistant at the Institute of Economics of the budget and consumption research the University of Giessen , where she habilitated 1968th In 1969 she succeeded Schmucker on the Chair of Household Economics and Consumption Research. Her focus was on budget analysis and planning. Rosemarie von Schweitzer had a lasting impact on household science in Giessen and Germany, among other things with her own theory of household economics. In doing so, she never lost sight of household education and advice. As a planning instrument, von Schweitzer developed the household simulation model STRATHA . She played a key role in shaping the new ecotrophology course . In 1992, von Schweitzer retired as professor after 23 years.

engagement

In addition to her teaching activities, Rosemarie von Schweitzer was involved in numerous committees inside and outside the university, such as the German Society for Housekeeping and the International Federation of Home Economics . From 1971 to 2001 she was a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Family Issues at the Federal Ministry for Family and Senior Citizens. She played a key role in the creation of the federal government's family report, in 1994 as chairwoman of the reporting commission for the 5th report. She campaigned for the interests of women who work in the household and family.

Honors

In 2003, von Schweitzer received the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class .

Works

  • Home economics science and arts: Managing sustainable everyday life . Writings on international development and environmental research, Volume 17, Lang Verlag, Frankfurt / Main etc. 2006, ISBN 3-631-54986-5
  • Economics of the private household . UTB Verlag, Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 3-8001-2623-0

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personal data
SURNAME Schweitzer, Rosemarie von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German budget scientist
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Gneixendorf near Krems on the Danube