Madeleine Schickedanz
Madeleine Schickedanz (born 20 October 1943 in Nuremberg) is a German entrepreneur. She is the daughter of Gustav and Grete Schickedanz, the founders of catalog retailer Quelle Versand, which merged with Karstadt to form one of Europe's largest companies.[citation needed]
Biography
Madeleine Schickedanz interrupted her studies in business economics after two semesters. She is married to her third husband, Leo Herl. The pair lives in seclusion in either Fürth or St. Moritz as they wish. Schickedanz has four children, two each from her former marriages to Hans-Georg Mangold and Wolfgang Bühler, both of whom were Quelle managers. After her daughter Caroline successfully overcame leukemia in 1990, Schickedanz founded the Madeleine Schickedanz KinderKrebs-Stiftung, a charity that supports children who suffer from cancer.
She was the 13th richest woman in the world, and the 142nd richest person in the world, according to Forbes in 2007.[1] However, as of 9 June 2009, she is declared insolvent and may in a short time become bankrupt. She and her husband claim to live on only 600€ per month.[2]
References
- ^ "The World's Billionaires, #142 Madeleine Schickedanz". Forbes.com. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
- ^ "„Wir leben von 600 Euro im Monat…" ("We're living on 600 euros a month")". Bild.de. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2009. (German)
External links
- Homepage of Madeleine Schickedanz KinderKrebs-Stiftung
- Madeleine Schickedanz: Hinten in der Villa, Handelsblatt, 8 Mai 2006
- „Madeleine Schickedanz: Die Versandhaus-Diva“, manager magazin, 27 February 2004
- Die Weihnachtsfrau, Cicero, December 2005
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