When was Hans Rausing born?

Hans Rausing was born on 25 March 1926 in Gothenburg.

Where did Hans Rausing study?

Hans Rausing was educated at Lund University.

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Hans Rausing

Swedish businessman (1926-2019)

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Hans Anders Rausing (25 March 1926 – 30 August 2019) was a Swedish industrialist and philanthropist based in the United Kingdom. His fortune derived from his co-inheritance of Tetra Pak, a company founded by his father Ruben Rausing, and the largest food packaging company in the world. In the early 1980s Rausing moved to the United Kingdom to avoid Swedish taxes, in 1995 he sold his share of the company to his brother, Gad.

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Born: 25 March 1926 wd
Place of birth: Gothenburg wd
Died: 30 August 2019 wd
Place of death: Wadhurst wd
Citizenship: Sweden wd
Occupation: entrepreneur wd
Education: Lund University wd
Spouse: Märit Rausing wd

Awards wd

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
International Swede of the Year
honorary doctorate of Lund University (1979)
Honorary Doctor of Stockholm University of Economics (1987)
honorary doctor of Royal Institute of Technology (1985)

About

In the Forbes world fortune ranking, Rausing was placed at number 83 with an estimated fortune of US$10 billion in 2011. According to Forbes, he was the second richest Swedish billionaire in 2013. By the time of his death in August 2019, Forbes estimated the net worth of Rausing and his family to be $12 billion.

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When was Hans Rausing born?: Hans Rausing was born on 25 March 1926 in Gothenburg.
Where did Hans Rausing study?: Hans Rausing was educated at Lund University.

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