Hilda Rückert (8 April 1897 – 14 November 1960) was a German ice skater.
Hilda Rückert | |
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 Hilda Ruckert, from a 1918 publication | |
| Born | Hildegard Charlotte Elisabeth Rückert 8 April 1897 Berlin |
| Died | 14 November 1960 Nuremberg |
| Other names | Hilda Ruekert, Hilda Ruckhert |
| Occupation | Ice skater |
Early life edit
Hildegard Charlotte Elisabeth Rückert was born in Charlottenburg, Berlin, the daughter of Fritz Karl Rückert and Luise Wilhelmine Karoline Schucht Rückert.[1]
Career edit
Rückert traveled to New York City in 1915 with a troupe of young women ice skaters, to join a show at the Hippodrome. As a solo performer, she starred in a rooftop show at the Golden Glades restaurant in New York,[2] and made appearances on ice skates and rollerskates in Boston,[3] Ottawa,[4] Austin,[5] Saranac Lake,[6] Saratoga Springs,[7] and other North American cities. She skated and practiced diving at Indianola Park in Columbus, Ohio.[8] In 1923, she competed as a speed skater at Lake Placid.[9][10] In 1924, she and her sister Ofilia gave skating exhibitions at the National Ice Skating Championships in Endicott, New York.[11]
Rückert returned to Europe by 1928.[12] She skated as a solo attraction at the St. Moritz Ice Rink for several years.[13] She also skated in pairs with Paul Kreckow,[14] and American skater Howard Nicholson.[15] She appeared in a film, Der Springer von Pontresina (1934).
Personal life edit
Rückert married Svend Zacho Lind, a Danish man, in 1930.[16] She died in Nuremberg in 1960, aged 63 years.[17]
References edit
- ^ Landesarchiv Berlin; Berlin, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Geburtsregister; Laufendenummer: 212. via Ancestry
- ^ "Hilda Ruckert, 'The Skating Gazel' (advertisement)". The New York Times. 1917-05-20. p. 95. Retrieved 2021-04-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Great Skaters Seen at Ellis Carnival". The Boston Globe. 1924-02-29. p. 12. Retrieved 2021-04-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clever Exhibition of Fancy Skating". The Ottawa Citizen. 1924-02-08. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "4 World Champions will Occupy Hancock Stage in Vaudeville". Austin American-Statesman. 1923-12-27. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "High Kicking on Ice". Chicago Tribune. 1923-02-18. p. 112. Retrieved 2021-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Two Dainty Ballet Dancers". Evening Star. 1923-01-23. p. 17. Retrieved 2021-04-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Entertainment". Indianola Park. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Lake Placid Skaters Lead". The Buffalo Commercial. 1923-01-13. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Out of Way! She's Heading Straight for You, is World's Skating Champ". The Buffalo Enquirer. 1923-01-23. p. 7. Retrieved 2021-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ice Champions Expected to Battle for National Title". Press and Sun-Bulletin. 1923-02-01. p. 19. Retrieved 2021-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dancing on Ice". The Daily Record. 1928-01-20. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "In an Exhibition of Dancing on the Ice". Nashville Banner. 1935-01-15. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Daredevils of the Rink". Oakland Tribune. 1929-01-06. p. 88. Retrieved 2021-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trick Skaters Open Winter Season at St. Moritz". Los Angeles Evening Express. 1929-01-10. p. 17. Retrieved 2021-04-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Landesarchiv Berlin; Berlin, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Heiratsregister; Laufendenummer: 142. via Ancestry
- ^ Stadtarchiv Nürnberg; Nürnberg, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Sterberegister; Bestand: C 27/II; Signatur: C 27/II Nr. 2587. via Ancestry
External links edit
- Hilda Rückert at IMDb
- "Skating in Charlotte's Shadow: The Hilda Rückert story" Skate Guard (October 1920); a blog post about Rückert, with many images
- "Ice Skater Hilda Ruckert in Chamonix" (1930), photograph at Getty Images
- "Skating Trio" (1929), a photograph of Howard Nicholson, Hilda Rückert, and Paul Kreckow posing together on the ice at St. Morirz; at Getty Images
- Film clip of Hilda Rückert and Paul Kreckow ice dancing in St. Moritz, December 1928, in the Digital Collections of the University of South Carolina Libraries
- A British Pathé film clip of Rückert and Howard Nicholson skating in St. Moritz, 1929, on YouTube
