Swedish
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family, best known for the Tetra Pak founder Ruben Rausing. Several members of the family now live in the
United Kingdom
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History
The son of the small business owners August Andersson and Mathilda Fredrika Svensson, Ruben Andersson (later Rausing), was born 1895 in Raus,
Helsingborg
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Columbia University
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in the
United States
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, from which he received the degree of
Master of Science
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in 1920. Back in Sweden later that same year, he became a director of
Esselte
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.
In 1921 he changed his surname to Rausing, in 1929, becoming a partner in a packaging company, Åkerlund & Rausing. In 1933 he bought out the other partners shares. In the early 1940s, he had the idea of manufacturing packaging for liquid products.
The company was inherited by two of his sons Hans and Gad Rausing. In 1996, Hans sold his half of the Tetra Laval Group to his brother, Gad Rausing, for a reported $7 billion. Gad's children Jörn, Finn and
Kirsten
Kirsten is both a given name and a surname.
Given name
Kirsten is a female given name. It is a Scandinavian form of the names Christina and Christine.Eva Rausing, wife of Hans Kristian Rausing and reputedly one of the richest women in the United Kingdom, was found dead at her home in Cadogan Place, Belgravia, London. Her husband, 49, was arrested in connection with her death and on suspicion of drugs offences.
Notable family members
* Ruben Rausing (1895–1983), son of August Andersson, businessman and industrialist, founder of Tetra Pak.
** Elisabeth Rausing, wife of Ruben Rausing.
*** Gad Rausing (1922–2000), son of Ruben & Elisabeth Rausing, businessman.
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Birgit Rausing
Birgit Rausing (born 26 October 1924) is a Swedish art historian, philanthropist, a former billionaire heiress and the widow of Gad Rausing (1922–2000).
Biography
She is the daughter of Swedish landscape painter Henry Mayne (1891–1975). In 19 ...
(born 1924), widow of Gad Rausing.
***** Kirsten Rausing (born 1952), daughter of Gad & Birgit Rausing, businesswoman and racehorse owner/breeder.
***** Finn Rausing (born 1955), son of Gad & Birgit Rausing, businessman.
***** Jörn Rausing (born 1960), son of Gad & Birgit Rausing, businessman.
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Hans Rausing
Hans Anders Rausing, KBE (25 March 1926 – 30 August 2019) was a Swedish industrialist and philanthropist based in the United Kingdom. He made his fortune from his co-inheritance of Tetra Pak, a company founded by his father Ruben Rausing, and ...
(1926 - 2019), son of Ruben & Elisabeth Rausing, businessman.
**** Märit Rausing, wife of Hans Rausing.
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Lisbet Rausing
Anna Lisbet Kristina Rausing (born 9 June 1960) is a science historian and philanthropist. She is a co-founder of Arcadia, one of the UK's largest philanthropic foundations.
Early life
Lisbet Rausing is the eldest daughter of Hans Rausing and his ...
(born 1960), daughter of Hans & Marit Rausing, philanthropist.
****** Peter Baldwin, husband of Lisbet Rausing.
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Sigrid Rausing
Sigrid Maria Elisabet Rausing (born 29 January 1962) is a Swedish philanthropist, anthropologist and publisher. She is the founder of the Sigrid Rausing Trust, one of the United Kingdom's largest philanthropic foundations, and owner of ''Granta ...
(born 1962), daughter of Hans & Marit Rausing, philanthropist.
****** Eric Abraham, husband of Sigrid Rausing.
***** Hans Kristian Rausing (born 1963), son of Hans & Marit Rausing.
****** Eva Rausing (1964–2012), first wife of Hans K. Rausing.
****** Julia Delves Broughton, second wife of Hans K. Rausing, a Christie’s director.
*** Sven Rausing (1928–2003), son of Ruben & Elisabeth Rausing.