Tamara Leszner

Tamara Leszner (born October 3, 1947 in Hamburg ; † April 21, 2014 in Kaufungen ) was a German preservationist .

Life

Tamara Leszner was a qualified economist. She became known for her commitment to the preservation of historically important buildings. From 1977 to 1984 she restored the Wetterburg in Bad Arolsen . Her next project was the Zehnthaus in Wethen, built in 1774 . In the 1990s, the Lohöfer brickworks industrial monument in Oberkaufungen became her life's work, and it was transformed into the Hessian brickworks museum until 2006.

Leszner used traditional handicraft techniques in the preservation of monuments and specialized in earth building , about which she also published. In addition to maintaining the buildings, it promoted their economic use. In 1980 Leszner was awarded the Silver Hemisphere by the German National Committee for Monument Protection .

Leszner died at the age of 66 after a brief illness. She left behind a son who works as an earth builder and her long-term partner Ingolf Stein, director of the museum in Oberkaufungen.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Obituary notice
2. ↑ ^{a b} Savior of the Wetterburg died in: Frankenberger Zeitung .
3. ↑ Tamara Leszner died at the age of 66: Alte Ziegelei was her life's work in: Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine
4. ^ Winner of the German Prize for Monument Protection