Eileen Margaret Fuchs née Knowles
Born30 May 1920
Died11 Jan 2013 (aged 92)
Known forpromoter of Scottish skiing

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]

Biography

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

  1. 1 2 3 The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Ewan, Elizabeth. Edinburgh. ISBN 9781474436298. OCLC 1057237368.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Knowles, Frank (1 February 2013). "Eileen Fuchs obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Obituary: Eileen Fuchs, co-founder of the Austrian Ski School at Aviemore". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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