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Birth | 1 January 1905 | ||||
Death | 1 January 1993 (aged 88 years) | ||||
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Anne Gruner Schlumberger (1905 – 1993) was a French heiress, philanthropist and patron of arts and science. Her father was Conrad Schlumberger, one of the founders of the oil exploration company Schlumberger and her mother was Louise Schlumberger (née Delpech). She was married to Henri George Doll and her sister was Dominique de Menil.
Schlumberger expressed support to art, literature and science through many sponsorship activities encouraging creativity in all its forms. Among others, she was known for establishing the Fondation des Treilles and setting up more than twenty children's libraries in rural areas of Greece.