# Georg F. W. Schaeffler

_German entrepreneur_

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> Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Schaeffler is a German billionaire businessman and owner of 80% of the holding company INA Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG, which includes the manufacturer of rolling element bearings Schaeffler AG. His mother, Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler, owns the other 20%. Both inherited their fortune from Schaeffler's father, Georg Schaeffler, who died in 1996. Schaeffler is the head of the supervisory board of Schaeffler Group and a member of the supervisory board of Continental AG. As of May 2023, Schaeffler was ranked by Forbes as the 171st richest person in the world, with a net worth of $10.2 billion.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 19 October 1964 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17574882#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Erlangen ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17574882#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17574882#P27))
- **Occupation:** entrepreneur; lawyer; jurist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17574882#P106))
- **Education:** Duke University; University of St. Gallen ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17574882#P69))

## Questions

**When was Georg F. W. Schaeffler born?**  
Georg F. W. Schaeffler was born on 19 October 1964 in Erlangen.

**Where did Georg F. W. Schaeffler study?**  
Georg F. W. Schaeffler was educated at Duke University, University of St. Gallen.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Georg F. W. Schaeffler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_F._W._Schaeffler) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q17574882](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17574882) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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