Stinnes was born in Mülheim to the German industrialist and politician Hugo Stinnes. At the age of 24 she participated in her first motor race; by 1927 she had won 17 races and was one of the most successful race car drivers in Europe. On 25 May 1927 Stinnes started to journey around the world, together with Carl-Axel Söderström, whom she had met only two days before her departure, in a mass production AdlerStandard 6 automobile and escorted by two mechanics and a freight vehicle with spare parts and equipment. The journey was sponsored by the German automotive industry (Adler, Bosch and Aral) with 100,000 Reichsmark.[2]
An AdlerStandard 6, the model which Stinnes drove on her journey.
They passed through the Balkans via Beirut, Damascus, Baghdad and Tehran to Moscow, where the two mechanics left, then they travelled to Siberia, crossed the frozen Lake Baikal and the Gobi desert and came to Peking. They travelled by ferry to Japan, later to Hawaii and South America. Arriving in Lima they travelled across the Andes Mountains to Buenos Aires, then back again and north through Central America. The pair continued on to Vancouver and New York. In Washington, D.C. Stinnes and Söderström were welcomed by President Herbert Hoover. They travelled by ferry to Le Havre and arrived with their car in Berlin on 24 June 1929, after a journey of 47,000 km (29,000 mi) by car.[3]
Personal lifeedit
After their happy return Carl-Axel Söderström was divorced; Söderström and Stinnes married and lived on an estate in Sweden, where they raised three children of their own and several foster children. In later years they spent some time of the year in Irmenach. Söderström died in 1976, aged 82, while Stinnes survived her husband by 14 years.
Other sourcesedit
Stinnes, Clärenore: Im Auto durch zwei Welten: Die erste Autofahrt einer Frau um die Welt, 1927 bis 1929, Promedia Verlag 1996, ISBN978-38-5371-105-7
Stinnes C. (1927-1929). En auto a través de los continentes. Madrid. Ediciones Casiopea. 2016. ISBN978-84-608704-8-7 (papel) ISBN978-84-946727-3-6 (digital). Spanish edit.
clärenore, stinnes, clara, eleonore, clärenore, stinnes, söderstrom, née, stinnes, january, 1901, september, 1990, german, female, auto, racer, heiress, socialite, together, with, swedish, cinematographer, carl, axel, söderström, were, first, circumnavigate, w. Clara Eleonore Clarenore Stinnes Soderstrom nee Stinnes 21 January 1901 7 September 1990 was a German female auto racer heiress and socialite Together with Swedish cinematographer Carl Axel Soderstrom the two were the first to circumnavigate the world by automobile 1 Clarenore StinnesStinnes in 1930BornClara Eleonore Stinnes 1901 01 21 21 January 1901Mulheim an der Ruhr Rhine Province German EmpireDied7 September 1990 1990 09 07 aged 89 Katrineholm Sodermanland County SwedenNationalityGerman Empire until 1930 Sweden since 1931 OccupationAuto racerSpouseCarl Axel Soderstrom m 1930 wbr Children3 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Personal life 3 Other sources 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editStinnes was born in Mulheim to the German industrialist and politician Hugo Stinnes At the age of 24 she participated in her first motor race by 1927 she had won 17 races and was one of the most successful race car drivers in Europe On 25 May 1927 Stinnes started to journey around the world together with Carl Axel Soderstrom whom she had met only two days before her departure in a mass production Adler Standard 6 automobile and escorted by two mechanics and a freight vehicle with spare parts and equipment The journey was sponsored by the German automotive industry Adler Bosch and Aral with 100 000 Reichsmark 2 nbsp An Adler Standard 6 the model which Stinnes drove on her journey They passed through the Balkans via Beirut Damascus Baghdad and Tehran to Moscow where the two mechanics left then they travelled to Siberia crossed the frozen Lake Baikal and the Gobi desert and came to Peking They travelled by ferry to Japan later to Hawaii and South America Arriving in Lima they travelled across the Andes Mountains to Buenos Aires then back again and north through Central America The pair continued on to Vancouver and New York In Washington D C Stinnes and Soderstrom were welcomed by President Herbert Hoover They travelled by ferry to Le Havre and arrived with their car in Berlin on 24 June 1929 after a journey of 47 000 km 29 000 mi by car 3 Personal life editAfter their happy return Carl Axel Soderstrom was divorced Soderstrom and Stinnes married and lived on an estate in Sweden where they raised three children of their own and several foster children In later years they spent some time of the year in Irmenach Soderstrom died in 1976 aged 82 while Stinnes survived her husband by 14 years Other sources editStinnes Clarenore Im Auto durch zwei Welten Die erste Autofahrt einer Frau um die Welt 1927 bis 1929 Promedia Verlag 1996 ISBN 978 38 5371 105 7 Stinnes C 1927 1929 En auto a traves de los continentes Madrid Ediciones Casiopea 2016 ISBN 978 84 608704 8 7 papel ISBN 978 84 946727 3 6 digital Spanish edit Tejera P 2018 Reinas de la carretera Madrid Ediciones Casiopea ISBN 978 84 948482 1 6 papel ISBN 978 84 948482 2 3 digital Spanish edit References edit First circumnavigation by car Guinness World Records 24 June 1929 Retrieved 2023 03 30 Vor 80 Jahren um die Welt Welt Online in German 3 March 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2015 Winter Michael 2001 Pferdestarken Die Lebensliebe der Clarenore Stinnes ISBN 3 499 23536 6 External links edit Foreign News Stinnes Daughter Time September 26 1927 Germany Fraulein and Swede Time June 11 1928 Original film shots of the journey on YouTube Carl Axel Soderstrom at IMDb IMDb entry on the 2009 documentary film Fraulein Stinnes fahrt um die Welt Fraulein Stinnes Travels the World Newspaper clippings about Clarenore Stinnes in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clarenore Stinnes amp oldid 1160879986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
