Birgit Rausing (born 26 October 1924) is a Swedish art historian, philanthropist, a former billionaire heiress and the widow of Gad Rausing (1922–2000).
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.[1]
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.[3] Dennis Jönsson, CEO Tetra Pak inaugurated the Library in March 2011.[citation needed]
birgit, rausing, born, october, 1924, swedish, historian, philanthropist, former, billionaire, heiress, widow, rausing, 1922, 2000, bornbirgit, mayne, 1924, october, 1924, citizenshipsweden, spousegad, rausing, died, 2000, children3, including, kirsten, rausin. Birgit Rausing born 26 October 1924 is a Swedish art historian philanthropist a former billionaire heiress and the widow of Gad Rausing 1922 2000 Birgit RausingBornBirgit Mayne 1924 10 26 26 October 1924 age 98 1 2 CitizenshipSweden 1 SpouseGad Rausing died 2000 Children3 including Kirsten Rausing and Jorn RausingRelativesHenry Mayne father Ruben Rausing father in law Contents 1 Biography 2 Gad and Birgit Rausing Library 3 See also 4 Bibliography 5 ReferencesBiography EditShe 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 1 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 1 Gad and Birgit Rausing Library EditThe Lahore University of Management Sciences LUMS library has been renamed as Gad amp Birgit Rausing Library to acknowledge the donation provided by the Rausing family to construct the library building 3 Dennis Jonsson CEO Tetra Pak inaugurated the Library in March 2011 citation needed See also EditList of billionaires Rausing familyBibliography EditMin far Henry Mayne My father Henry Mayne 2008 ISBN 9789173311335References Edit a b c d Birgit Rausing amp family Forbes Retrieved September 28 2020 Kungl Vitterhets historie och antikvitets akademiens arsbok Vol 2010 2010 pg 258 Video on YouTube This Swedish business related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article about a Swedish historian is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article about a European art historian is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Birgit Rausing amp oldid 1100854034, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
