Elisabeth Mann-Borgese
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Elisabeth Mann-Borgese (April 24, 1918 - February 8, 2002) was the youngest daughter of Thomas Mann and his wife Katia Pringsheim, sister to Klaus, Erika, Golo, and Michael Mann, and niece of the novelist Heinrich Mann. She was born in Munich, Germany and died in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Married to the Italian writer Giuseppe Antonio Borgese (1882–1952), she mothered two daughters, Angelica and Dominica.
She early committed herself to the protection of the environment and was one of the founding members – and for a long time the only female member – of the Club of Rome. As a recognized expert on maritime law and policy, she worked as a university professor in Halifax, Canada.
In 1988, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
