Ellen Renée Ringier (née Lüthy; born 7 December 1951) is a Swiss philanthropist, socialite, publisher, film producer and former attorney. She is married to Michael Ringier, who is the chairman of the Ringier publishing company, and a member of the Ringier family.
Ellen Ringier | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ellen Renée Lüthy 7 December 1951 |
| Citizenship | Swiss |
| Occupation(s) | Philanthropist, socialite, publisher, film producer, attorney |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and education
editEllen Renée Lüthy was born 7 December 1951 in Lucerne, Switzerland to Viktor Lüthy (1924–1998), a furrier, art collector and patron, and Harriet Lüthy (née Hock).[1] Her mother was born to an Austrian mother and English father who all fled to London, England during World War II.[2] She has two younger sisters; Janet Briner (née Lüthy) and Kay Lüthy.[3][4]
Ringier was born into a well-established family. The Lüthy family, was originally from Wohlen, Aargau, and settled in Lucerne at the end of the 19th century becoming active in fur manufacturing and trading at the Weinmarkt.[5] Her great-great-grandfather was Rudolf-Alois Kauffmann, colloquially Alois Kauffmann (1804–1889), who was a butcher of Austrian descent, who became a real estate speculator and land owner.[6] His estate was valued at 1,109,676.86 Swiss Francs (adjusted for inflation roughly 55 Million Swiss Francs in 2024).[7]
She studied law at the University of Zurich completing her Juris Doctor (Promotion) under Manfred Rehbinder in 1980. Subsequently, she started working as an auditor at the regional court.
Activities
editRingier is committed to the areas of culture, anti-racism, women, and scouting. She works with the Humanitas Foundation and served as the president of the board of the Museum Haus Konstruktiv in Zurich for 13 years. In 2001, she founded the Elternsein Foundation, which publishes the parenting magazine Fritz + Fränzi. According to Ringier, this magazine aims to raise awareness of parenting tasks among both parents and the general population. Additionally, she is a co-producer of the documentary #Female Pleasure directed by Barbara Miller.[citation needed]
Personal life
editIn 1976, she married Michael Ringier (born 1949), the youngest son of Hans Ringier (1906–2003) and Eva Ringier (née Landolt; 1914–1996). Hans Ringier was then the sole proprietor of the Ringier publishing company and member of the Ringier family.[8] They have two daughters;
- Lilly Ringier (born 1991)[9][unreliable source?]
- Sophie Ringier (born 1993)[10][unreliable source?][11]
They reside in Küsnacht on Lake Zurich.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Hommage an Viktor Lüthy (1924–1998) | Kunstmuseum Luzern". www.kunstmuseumluzern.ch/en/. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Ellenringier | Golf Engadin St. Moritz". www.engadin-golf.ch. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Neue Zürcher Zeitung 12. August 1998 — e-newspaperarchives.ch". www.e-newspaperarchives.ch (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ https://www.rosengart.ch/images/content/Guebelin_Deeply_Inspired_PortraitJanetBriner_EN.pdf
- ^ https://query-staatsarchiv.lu.ch/detail.aspx?ID=1271109
- ^ "Hirschmatt-Neustadt Luzern :: Rudolf-Alois Kauffmann". www.hirschmatt-neustadt.ch. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ p. 8 / 16 (Chronik Kauffmann von Luzern LU) https://www.kauffmannag.ch/wAssets/docs/Chronik-Kauffmann.pdf
- ^ "Ellen Ringier: "Disziplin war alles. Und Sport"". Das Schweizer ElternMagazin Fritz+Fränzi (in German). 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Michael Ringier". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Michael Ringier". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ p. 24/153 https://epaper.annabelle.ch/magazine/catalogs/AB-1707/pdf/complete.pdf
- ^ "Ellen Ringier: "Ich wollte unseren Familiennamen nicht beschädigen"". blue News (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-22.