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Birgit Rausing
Swedish art historian and philanthropist

Birgit Rausing

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Swedish art historian and philanthropist
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Sweden, Sweden
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101 years
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Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
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Birgit Rausing (born 1924) is a Swedish art historian and philanthropist, the widow of Gad Rausing (1922–2000).

Biography

She is the daughter of Swedish landscape painter Henry Mayne (1891–1975). In 1944 her father-in-law Ruben Rausing (1895–1983) founded Tetra Pak, which revolutionized the packaging of liquids such as juices and milk.The company was inherited by his sons Gad and Hans. In 1996, Gad bought his brother's half of the company. When Gad died in 2000, his wife Birgit and their three children inherited packaging giant Tetra Laval.

Birgit Rausing and her family had an estimated net worth of US$13.0 billion in 2010. She is the third wealthiest person in Sweden, according to Forbes magazine.

Gad and Birgit Rausing Library

The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) library has been renamed as Gad & Birgit Rausing Library to acknowledge the donation provided by the Rausing family to construct the library building. Dennis Jönsson, CEO Tetra Pak inaugurated the Library in March 2011.

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