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'''Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann''' (born January 26, 1951) is an American actress, designer, businesswoman |
'''Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann''' (born January 26, 1951) is an American actress, designer, businesswoman. Since 2011, she has been chair of the board of trustees of the [[:de:Dussmann Group|Dussman Group]]. |
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==Early life and education== |
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==Biography== |
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Fürstenberg-Dussmann |
von Fürstenberg-Dussmann was born in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]],<ref>visitberlin.de: [http://www.visitberlin.de/de/event/07-07-2015/the-berlin-sofa-catherine-von-fuerstenberg-dussmann The Berlin Sofa - Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann] retrieved 8 December 2015, 7 August 2015</ref><ref>[https://www.welt.de/kultur/literarischewelt/article174339976/Biografie-in-Buechern-Catherine-von-Fuerstenberg-Dussmann.html ''"This is toll! Das sollten Sie lesen!"''], welt.de, 9 March 2018, retrieved 29 December 2018</ref> one of seven children of a wealthy lawyer.<ref>[[Der Tagesspiegel]]: [http://www.tagesspiegel.de/themen/koepfe/catherine-von-fuerstenberg-dussmann-von-der-schauspielerin-zur-chefin-eines-weltkonzerns/10654694.html Von der Schauspielerin zur Chefin eines Weltkonzerns] 5 September 2014, retrieved 7 December 2015</ref> She was raised [[Catholicism|Catholic]]. She was the descendant of a member of the [[House of Fürstenberg (Swabia)|Fürstenberg]] aristocratic family who emigrated to the [[United States]] in 1847. |
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After studying literature and psychology from 1969 to 1973 at [[Regis University]] in [[Denver]], |
After studying literature and psychology from 1969 to 1973 at [[Regis University]] in [[Denver]], von Fürstenberg-Dussmann was a member of the drama studios of the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] in [[London]] from 1973 to 1974. |
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== Career == |
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==Entrepreneurial and social work== |
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von Fürstenberg-Dussmann began her career as an actress and model in [[Los Angeles]]. She appeared in a 1977 episode of ''[[What's Happening!!]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8097791/ |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=IMDb}}</ref> She also started her own interior design business. Fürstenberg-Dussmann joined the supervisory board of the Berlin-based company [[Dussmann Group]], founded by her husband in 1963, with over 60,000 employees worldwide. In April 2009, she took over the management of the supervisory board. At the beginning of 2011, she reorganized the top management. The supervisory board was replaced by a board of trustees in [[Berlin]], which she has headed ever since. |
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== Personal life == |
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As an entrepreneur, she is committed to promoting women in management positions and is also dedicated to childcare. According to their ideas, kindergartens should be open around the clock and include individual support for each child. Upbringing should ideally be bilingual in German and English as early as the kindergartens. In the summer of 2011 she opened the first cultural kindergarten of this kind at the Accident Hospital in Berlin-Marzahn. |
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In 1980, von Fürstenberg-Dussmann married the entrepreneur Peter Dussmann. The couple had one daughter.<ref name="Munzinger-Dussmann">Eintrag ''Dussmann, Peter'', in: [[Munzinger-Archiv|Munzinger Online/Personen – Internationales Biographisches Archiv]].</ref> von Fürstenberg-Dussmann often spends time on the family estate in southern Germany.<ref>[[Die Zeit]]: [http://www.zeit.de/2012/09/P-Dussmann Artikel über Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann 23 February 2012], retrieved 13 December 2015</ref> Fürstenberg-Dussmann's husband suffered a stroke in 2008 and died in 2013. |
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Latest revision as of 17:02, 16 June 2024
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Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann | |
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| Born | Catherine von Fürstenberg January 26, 1951 |
| Education | Regis University (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, designer, businesswoman |
| Employer | Dussmann Group |
| Spouse |
Peter Dussman
(m. 1980; died 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann (born January 26, 1951) is an American actress, designer, businesswoman. Since 2011, she has been chair of the board of trustees of the Dussman Group.
Early life and education
[edit]von Fürstenberg-Dussmann was born in St. Louis, Missouri,[1][2] one of seven children of a wealthy lawyer.[3] She was raised Catholic. She was the descendant of a member of the Fürstenberg aristocratic family who emigrated to the United States in 1847.
After studying literature and psychology from 1969 to 1973 at Regis University in Denver, von Fürstenberg-Dussmann was a member of the drama studios of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London from 1973 to 1974.
Career
[edit]von Fürstenberg-Dussmann began her career as an actress and model in Los Angeles. She appeared in a 1977 episode of What's Happening!!.[4] She also started her own interior design business. Fürstenberg-Dussmann joined the supervisory board of the Berlin-based company Dussmann Group, founded by her husband in 1963, with over 60,000 employees worldwide. In April 2009, she took over the management of the supervisory board. At the beginning of 2011, she reorganized the top management. The supervisory board was replaced by a board of trustees in Berlin, which she has headed ever since.
Personal life
[edit]In 1980, von Fürstenberg-Dussmann married the entrepreneur Peter Dussmann. The couple had one daughter.[5] von Fürstenberg-Dussmann often spends time on the family estate in southern Germany.[6] Fürstenberg-Dussmann's husband suffered a stroke in 2008 and died in 2013.
References
[edit]- ^ visitberlin.de: The Berlin Sofa - Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann retrieved 8 December 2015, 7 August 2015
- ^ "This is toll! Das sollten Sie lesen!", welt.de, 9 March 2018, retrieved 29 December 2018
- ^ Der Tagesspiegel: Von der Schauspielerin zur Chefin eines Weltkonzerns 5 September 2014, retrieved 7 December 2015
- ^ "Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ Eintrag Dussmann, Peter, in: Munzinger Online/Personen – Internationales Biographisches Archiv.
- ^ Die Zeit: Artikel über Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann 23 February 2012, retrieved 13 December 2015