Eileen Fuchs
Scottish skier
About Eileen Fuchs
Lived 1920 – 2013 (aged 92). Eileen Fuchs was a British skier.
Eileen Margaret Fuchs (née Knowles) (30 May 1920 – 11 January 2013) was a skier and promoter of Scottish skiing, and was known as "the Mother of Scottish Skiing".
An accomplished violinist, in 1953 she went to Vienna, to study the violin.
Eileen & Karl had two children, Lisi and Peter, who both skied at national level. 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.
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Who was Eileen Fuchs?
Scottish skier
When was Eileen Fuchs born?
Eileen Fuchs was born on 30 May 1920.
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Eileen Fuchs died on 11 January 2013.
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Eileen Fuchs was a skier.
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Eileen Fuchs was British.
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