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Cornelia Scheel | |
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| Born | Cornelia Wirtz March 28, 1983 |
| Partner | Hella von Sinnen (1991-2014) |
| Parent(s) | Mildred Scheel, Walter Scheel, Robert A. Stemmle |
Cornelia Scheel (born 28 March 1963) is a German activist and entrepreneur known for suing the Federal Constitutional Court in 1993 over the legality of same-sex marriage.
Early life
Scheel was born as Cornelia Wirtz in Munich in 1963.[1] Her biological father Robert A. Stemmle was already married so left her mother Mildred Scheel, then Mildred Wirtz, to raise Cornelia by herself.[1] She spent two years in a children's home.[1] In 1969, Walter Scheel married Mildred and adopted Cornelia Scheel.[1]
In the 1980s, Scheel studied medicine at the University of Innsbruck despite a ban on foreigners at Austrian universities.[2]
Career
Scheel became chairwoman of German Cancer Aid in 2017.[3]
Personal life and activism
In 1991, Cornelia Scheel made her relationship with Hella von Sinnen public.[4] They sued the Federal Constitutional Court in 1993 because they were not allowed to get married.[5] It was ruled that sexual diversity was a defining characteristic of marriage but Scheel and von Sinnen continued to campaign for gay marriage.[5] Scheel and von Sinnen were together for 25 years and were considered one of the most prominent lesbian couples in Germany before separating.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Biografie: Cornelia Scheel setzt ihrer Mutter ein Denkmal | Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger". web.archive.org. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "Cornelia Scheel". Der Spiegel (in German). 1983-06-19. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "Cornelia Scheel ist zukünftige Mitstreiterin". www.krebshilfe.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "Nach 25 Jahren Ehe: Hella von Sinnen und Cornelia Scheel trennen sich - WELT". DIE WELT (in German). 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ a b "Rosa-Courage-Preis für Hella von Sinnen und Cornelia Scheel". queer.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "Promipaar: Hella von Sinnen und Cornelia Scheel trennen sich". Der Spiegel (in German). 2015-11-11. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
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