Marie Laeng-Stucki
Marie Laeng-Stucki | |
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Born | Marie Stucki July 30, 1905 Signau, Switzerland |
Died | August 27, 1974 | (aged 69)
Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur in the sound industry, founder of Lenco Turntables |
Spouse | Fritz Laeng |
Marie Laeng-Stucki (née Stucki) (30 July 1905 – 27 August 1974) was a Swiss entrepreneur in the sound industry. With her husband Fritz Laeng, she founded Lenco Turntables, a factory specialising in vinyl turntables and injection-moulded parts. The company played a significant role in shaping the Swiss music industry between 1945 and 1974.[1]
Early life
Marie Stucki was born on 30 July 1905 in
Career
In Switzerland she met electrician and photographer Fritz Laeng, who was running a small radio shop in
In 1946, Marie Laeng-Stucki, her husband Fritz and radio technician Bruno Grütter founded Lenco AG Burgdorf, a record player and
Laeng-Stucki encouraged the development of a series of record player models and built new business partnerships for product distribution.
Throughout her life, Marie Laeng-Stucki worked to promote social progress both inside and outside her company. She founded an institution to support disadvantaged children.[1] At the head of a multinational company with over 1,300 employees, she became one of the "most powerful female entrepreneurs in Switzerland".[4] She was often referred to as Mama Laeng.[6] Lengo AG was a progressive organisation, with staff benefits including a pension scheme, company sports teams and events, a library, cashless salary payments, flexible working hours and systematic accident prevention procedures.[9]
Personal life
Marie Stucki married Fritz Laeng in 1929 and was known as Marie Laeng-Stucki after her marriage. The couple had four children, two of whom died at birth.[10] Sons Rudolph and Fritz junior both went into the family business.[9]
She worked in the company she ran with her husband until her death. Marie Laeng-Stucki died on 27 August 1974 in Geneva.[4]
Commemoration
L'Institut pour l'industrie et l'économie d'Osimo in Italy was renamed Instituto Maria Laeng in her honour in 2010.[1] Laeng-Stucki was featured in an exhibition Women of Action (Macherinnen) at the Schloss Burgdorf in 2022.[11]
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of her death, the Museum of Schloss Burgdorf is publishing a Schlossschrift on Marie Laeng, Lenco AG and its employees, produced in collaboration with the Burgdorf Biographical Institute and former Lenco employees.[12]
References
- ^ a b c "Casinogesellschaft Burgdorf: Burgdorfer Jahrbuch 1976, page 155" (PDF) (in German).
- ^ Tassinari, Franco (2023-04-05). "Giradischi Lenco: buon vinile a tutti". AF Digitale (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "Joseph Tarradellas, défenseur du son suisse de haute qualité". rts.ch (in French). 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ ISBN 978-2-88915-436-4.
- ^ "Un livre pour raconter le son – Quand la Suisse régnait sur la sono planétaire". 24 heures (in French). 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ a b c "LENCO + KOMET Radio AG". www.occaphot-ch.com (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Museum Burg Zug | Sammlung Detailansicht". www.burgzug.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ a b Morgan, Sarah (2023-01-01). "Das Ende von Lenco". Joachim Bung (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ Massimo Morroni, Marie Laeng. Une vie de travail et de vie. 2020
- ^ "Schloss Burgdorf | Women of action (Macherinnen)". Schloss Burgdorf | Women of action (Macherinnen). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Schloss Burgdorf | Schlosskultur Vernissage Schlossschrift Marie Laeng und Lenco AG". Schloss Burgdorf | Schlosskultur Vernissage Schlossschrift Marie Laeng und Lenco AG. Retrieved 2024-03-19.