Death Patron Ellen Ringier dies at the age of 73
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19.3.2025 - 15:36

Ellen Ringier (left) at the Locarno Film Festival, together with director Barbara Miller and actress Melanie Winiger. Ellen Ringier died at the age of 73. (archive picture)
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Patron Ellen Ringier was also active in the cultural sector, for example as President of the Museum of Concrete and Constructive Art. (archive picture)
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Ellen Ringier with her husband Michael at the official anniversary celebrations for 175 years of Ringier in 2008 at the KKL Lucerne (archive photo).
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Ellen Ringier (left) at the Locarno Film Festival, together with director Barbara Miller and actress Melanie Winiger. Ellen Ringier died at the age of 73. (archive picture)
Image: Keystone

Patron Ellen Ringier was also active in the cultural sector, for example as President of the Museum of Concrete and Constructive Art. (archive picture)
Image: Keystone

Ellen Ringier with her husband Michael at the official anniversary celebrations for 175 years of Ringier in 2008 at the KKL Lucerne (archive photo).
Image: Keystone
Patron Ellen Ringier has died at the age of 73. The Ringier publishing house announced that the founder of the Elternsein Foundation died on Wednesday in Zurich after a serious illness.
In a statement on Wednesday, the publishing house said that the lawyer left behind a legacy that will last far beyond her lifetime. Ringier was also the publisher of the magazine "Fritz+Fränzi".
Born in Lucerne, she was also a committed citizen and a strong force in culture, the statement continued. Among other things, she was a member of the board of directors of the Zurich Schauspielhaus.