Lisa Dräger née Jansen (born August 20, 1920, in Hamburg-Rissen - February 18, 2015 in

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) was a

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businesswoman and

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in Lübeck.

Life

After attending school in

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, she trained as a technical draftswoman in

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. She then found a job in the medical-technical department of Drägerwerk in 1941. In 1947, she married Heinrich Dräger. It was his third marriage. They had four children from this marriage, two daughters and two sons.''Chronik eines bewegten Lebens''. Lübecker Nachrichten, 20. Februar 2015, S. 11 The couple are credited with various initiatives for monument protection and the

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on the

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("Drägerweg"). Lisa Dräger was a co-founder of the Lübeck chapter of the

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in 1960, which later made her an honorary member. She played a major role in the establishment of a memorial for

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and his brother Heinrich in the Buddenbrookhaus and in the preservation of the

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( Drägerhaus) as well as in the construction of the ship ''

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''. She was associated with the German Life-Saving Society as a patron; a lifeboat is named after her, which is often used to accompany races. She was one of the founders of the

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service club in Lübeck and was its local president in 1986/1987. She initiated the non-profit organization Weltkulturgut Hansestadt Lübeck, founded in 1991, which appointed her honorary chairwoman. In 1999, she endowed a visiting professorship for the

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. In 2008, she was the editor of a book about the development years of the Drägerwerk. In 2009, she founded the open Lisa Dräger Foundation. Its purpose is, among other things, to support cooperative educational assistance, preventive school support and the society Weltkulturgut Hansestadt Lübeck. The foundation is managed by her daughter Marianne Dräger (* 1954). On February 18, 2015, Lisa Dräger died at the age of 94.

Awards

* Medal of Honor of the

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, then Lübeck Medical School (1977) *

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on ribbon, awarded for her services to the cultural and social life of the city of Lübeck and the

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(September 1981)Liste der Träger des Bundesverdienstordens (Bundespräsidialamt) * Gold commemorative coin of the

Gesellschaft zur Beförderung gemeinnütziger Tätigkeit The ("Society for the Furtherance of Charitable Activities") is Lübeck's oldest charitable organization. History It was the preacher at St. Peter's Church, Lübeck (and later lawyer) Ludwig Suhl (1752–1819) and his friends Christian Adolph ...

(1984) * Senate plaque of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck (1990) * Honorary citizenship of the

(2000) * Honorary chairmanship of the German Thomas Mann Society (2000) * Bene Merenti Commemorative Coin (2005) * Honorary Chairmanship of the Society World Cultural Heritage Hanseatic City of Lübeck (2009)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Drager, Lisa 1920 births 2015 deaths People from Lübeck German women in business German patrons of the arts Zonta International people

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