Five Star Island is an

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Geography

Five Star Island, also known as Wilson Island is situated in the Little Sound on the North Coast of Bermuda in the Parish of

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Owners

Until 2012, Five Star Island was owned by one of Bermuda's wealthiest residents, Curt Engelhorn who, according to

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had a net worth as of March 2012 of $6.6 billion. Originally from Germany, Engelhorn is a resident of

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who owned a major share holding in the Bermuda-registered German pharmaceutical multinational company, Corange Ltd. Corange Ltd., in turn, owned

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and DePuy Inc. Engelhorn netted $5 billion when he sold his 40% share of Corange to Swiss pharmaceutical giant

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in 1997 for US$11 billion. During his time in Bermuda, he made large donations to the Bermuda College and the Bermuda Biological Station.

References

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