Wilhelmine Henneberg
Wilhelmine Henriette Louise Auguste Henneberg , called Minna (born April 3, 1824 in Braunschweig ; † May 8, 1886 there ), was a German benefactor. In 1884 she founded the Rudolfstift orphanage in Braunschweig, which has been used as a retirement home since 1954.
life and work
The daughter of the Council of State Karl GW Henneberg and his wife Julie, b. Wilmerding († 1828) came under the influence of her aunt Amalie Löbbecke after the early death of her mother . This awakened her awareness of social needs. Minna Henneberg was closely connected to her younger brother, the painter Rudolf Henneberg (1826–1876). She accompanied him on his trips to Italy in 1861 and from autumn 1873 to May 1875. After he became seriously ill in Italy, she nursed him until his death. Minna's plan to found a home for poor orphaned girls was advocated by her brother while she was still alive. In 1884 she established the city of Braunschweig as the heir to her property and a piece of land on Wolfenbütteler Strasse. The foundation to be set up should bear his name in memory of her brother. The purpose of the foundation was to provide free maintenance, upbringing and training for unprofitable children of evangelical faith and female gender in the Christian spirit. After Minna Henneberg's death in 1886, the Rudolfstift was approved on March 7, 1887 by a decree of the Brunswick State Ministry.
The Henneberg siblings were buried near the Rudolfstift in the St. Martini cemetery.
Afterlife
The Hennebergstrasse in Braunschweig was named after her. On November 1, 1954, the restored Rudolfstift was inaugurated as a retirement home. In 1957 the expansion followed with a second construction phase. A modernization was carried out from 1982 to 1983.
literature
- Jürgen Hodemacher: Braunschweig's streets. Their names and their stories. Volume 2: Between Okergraben and the city ring. Elm-Verlag, Cremlingen 1996, ISBN 3-927060-12-7 , p. 130 f.
- Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Günter Scheel (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon. 19th and 20th centuries. Hahn, Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7752-5838-8 , p. 263 f.
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| SURNAME | Henneberg, Wilhelmine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Henneberg, Wilhelmine Henriette Louise Auguste (full name); Henneberg, Minna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German benefactress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1824 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunschweig |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1886 |
| Place of death | Braunschweig |