Rosa Schupbach
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June 19, 1928
Columbia University (MA)
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 Schupbach in 2017 | |
| Born | Rosa Lechner June 19, 1928 Zürich, Switzerland |
| Died | January 11, 2022 (aged 93) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (MA) Columbia University (MA) |
| Occupations | Economist and auxiliary police officer |
| Spouses | Mehdi Tajbakhsh
(m. 1952; div. 1959)Edmund W. Schupbach
(m. 1962; died 1973) |
Rosa Lechner Schupbach (née Lechner; formerly Tajbakhsh;[1] June 29, 1928 – January 11, 2022) was an American economist, philanthropist and former auxiliary police officer of the New York City Police Department.[2][3] She was primarily known for her work associated with the National Bureau of Economic Research between 1983 and 1990.
Rosa Lechner was born June 29, 1928, in Zürich, Switzerland, the second child of Florian Lechner (1886–1955), a butcher turned businessman, and Marie Lechner (née Ozeler; 1893–1993).[4] She had a brother, Hans Lechner (born June 24, 1919), who was nine-year her senior.
Her father, Florian Lechner, was born in Vienna, Austria, and had trained as a butcher. Her mother was a maid hailing from the Black Forest in Germany.[5] In 1918, they would open their own modest restaurant, and a few years later expand with buying a neighboring butchery. In 1924, they became Swiss citizens.[6] In 1936, Florian decided to retire and enjoy life more with his family, this was possible through the wealth he accumulated through several income streams.
She was raised living in Zurich, Lucerne, Castagnola and Lugano – where she would always attend German-speaking schools. She spent grades 7 and 8 in a finishing school in Vevey, which was led by Protestant deaconesses. Between 1945 and 1948, Lechner attended Handels-Töchternschule, a commercial school for female students in Zürich. While in the United States, she later earned two Master of Arts from Columbia University.
Career
In 1948 Lechner started her career at Swiss Bank Corporation (presently UBS) in Zürich, but shortly after she transferred to the London branch in London. Between 1952 and 1958, she continued to work there part and full-time in a variety of roles. In 1959, after her emigration, she initially took a secretary position at a used office machine store in Manhattan. This position was conveyed by the Swiss consulate in New York City, which back then offered services like that to emigrants.[7] From 1961 to 1967 she held a position as economist at the Caltex Petroleum Corporation and subsequently became a legal assistant at Anderson, Russell Kill & Olick from 1971 to 1977. Schupbach then engaged as a research assistant to professor Fritz Machlup in the Department of Economics at New York University. Her last position was at the National Bureau of Economic Research which she held until her retirement in 1990.[citation needed]