Eileen Margaret Fuchs (née Knowles) (30 May 1920 – 11 January 2013) was a skier and promoter of Scottish skiing,[1] and was known as "the Mother of Scottish Skiing".[2]
Eileen Margaret Fuchs née Knowles | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 May 1920 |
| Died | 11 Jan 2013 (aged 92) |
| Known for | promoter of Scottish skiing |
Biography edit
From 1938-1942 she studied history at Newnham College. Cambridge, where she was one of a number of women who were not allowed to graduate with a full degree.[3]
An accomplished violinist, in 1953 she went to Vienna, to study the violin.[1] She married Karl Fuchs, an Austrian Olympic skier.[1]
With her husband, Karl, in 1954, she bought the Struan Hotel in Carrbridge near Aviemore, and established the Austrian Ski School.[2]
Eileen & Karl had two children, Lisi and Peter, who both skied at national level.[2] Peter Fuchs competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics.
After her husband and son's death, Eileen set up the Karl and Peter Fuchs Memorial Fund to help young Speyside skiers.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Ewan, Elizabeth (ed.). The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9781474436298. OCLC 1057237368.
- ^ a b c d Knowles, Frank (1 February 2013). "Eileen Fuchs obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Obituary: Eileen Fuchs, co-founder of the Austrian Ski School at Aviemore". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.