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he tried a hackney. As soon as he had learned to ride, he visited his beloved at her home in Horgen. Unfortunately, his appearance attracted more impression to Adele's mother and sister. The mother then invited the imposing but somewhat uncertain tab for lunch. Adele
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from Rüschlikon began to sit down opposite the rather shy young acting 19-year-old woman, annoying Adele: "He looked at me with big eyes. I was not really happy, I was still almost a child. But probably just my reticence has irritated him not to give up." When his courtship seemed to show no result,
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In 1912 the then 24-year-old
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was awarded for the first time. The award includes prize money of 50,000 Swiss Francs and was initiated by the 12 regional Migros cooperatives, which decided in 1972 to mark the 80th birthday of Adele
Duttweiler to donate a prize, to recalls Adele Duttweiler's selfless work. The foundation was
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estate and an endowment. At the time the foundation was established, the donation had a total value of 520,000 Swiss Francs, which after adjusting for inflation is equal to about 2.6 million Swiss Francs today. The
Foundation was tasked to make the Langhalden estate
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Adele
Duttweiler survived her husband by 28 years and died on 27 May 1990 at the age of 97 at her home in Rüschlikon. The burial at the cemetery in Rüschlikon, alongside her husband, was followed by a funeral service in the
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Duttweiler's life and work, and Reverend Peter Vogelsanger called and remembered the life stages of this
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estate of Adele and
Gottlieb Duttweiler, who gave over the spacious area of their estate to the public use in 1946/47 – hence the admission is free, according to Duttweiler's social understanding. The accordingly
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Duttweiler went to Brazil but had to return to Switzerland in 1924 because of a serious illness of Adele. Then they settled down again in Rüschlikon where the present
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group was founded in 1925. In 1941 Gottlieb and Adele
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is a health clinic for medical experience that was initiated by Adele
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in the 1860s where he founded and operated a ribbon weaving mill. After the death of his first wife, he sold the factory and returned to
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foundation was established on 24 December 1946. The foundation's assets include the 4.5 hectares (11 acres)
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purposeful and spirited woman who had to cope with all sorts of harassment after the early death of her man
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for people and organizations that have been particularly active in the social sphere is awarded annually.
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was named after her in 1952. In 1950 respectively in 1957, Adele and Gottlieb Dutweiler established the
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opened in Castaneda in the Canton of Grison. The present
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Monica Glisenti and Annina Arpagaus (publisher) (2013).
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