The Rausing family are a wealthy

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family, best known for the

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founder

Ruben Rausing Anders Ruben Rausing (; né Andersson; 17 June 1895 – 10 August 1983) was a Swedish industrialist and the founder of the liquid food packaging company Tetra Pak. Early life Anders Ruben Andersson was born in 1895 in Råå, a small fishing h ...

. Several members of the family now live in the

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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,

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. Ruben studied at the

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and at

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in the

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, from which he received the degree of

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in 1920. Back in Sweden later that same year, he became a director of

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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

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. 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 Gad Rausing (19 May 1922 – 28 January 2000) was a Swedish industrialist and archaeologist. Together with his brother Hans he inherited the Swedish packaging company Tetra Pak, founded by their father Ruben Rausing and by 2011 the largest ...

. In 1996, Hans sold his half of the

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Group to his brother, Gad Rausing, for a reported $7 billion. Gad's children Jörn, Finn and Kirsten now own and control the Tetra Laval Group. On Tuesday 10 July 2012,

Eva Rausing Eva Louise Rausing (7 March 1964 – c. 7 May 2012) was a businesswoman and philanthropist, and a member of the Rausing family, which owns the food packaging business Tetra Pak. She was the wife of Hans Kristian Rausing, whom she met in a rehab c ...

, 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

(1895–1983), son of August Andersson, businessman and industrialist, founder of

. ** Elisabeth Rausing, wife of Ruben Rausing. ***

(1922–2000), son of Ruben & Elisabeth Rausing, businessman. ****

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 1 ...

(born 1924), widow of Gad Rausing. *****

Kirsten Rausing Kirsten Elisbet Rausing, DL (born 6 June 1952) is a Swedish businesswoman, who owns a third of the holding company Tetra Laval and sits on the company board alongside other members of her family. She was listed as the 150th richest individua ...

(born 1952), daughter of Gad & Birgit Rausing, businesswoman and racehorse owner/breeder. *****

Finn Rausing Finn Rausing (born 1954) is a Swedish billionaire heir and businessman. He is a co-owner of Tetra Laval, the packaging company, and co-owner of Sauber Motorsport and the Alfa Romeo Formula One team. Early life Finn Rausing is the son of Gad Ra ...

(born 1955), son of Gad & Birgit Rausing, businessman. *****

Jörn Rausing Jörn Rausing (born 12 February 1960) is a Swedish heir and businessman, a co-owner of Tetra Laval, the packaging company. In 2021, the ''Sunday Times Rich List'' estimated his joint net worth with Kirsten Rausing at £13 billion. Early life ...

(born 1960), son of Gad & Birgit Rausing, businessman. ***

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. *****

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. *****

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 Hans Kristian Rausing (; born 15 June 1963) is a Swedish billionaire and the son of packaging industrialist Hans Rausing. His grandfather Ruben Rausing founded the food-packaging giant Tetra Pak. The family has an estimated $12 billion fortune. R ...

(born 1963), son of Hans & Marit Rausing. ******

(1964–2012), first wife of Hans K. Rausing. ****** Julia Delves Broughton, second wife of Hans K. Rausing, a Christie’s director. ***

Sven Rausing Sven (in Danish and Norwegian, also Svend and also in Norwegian most commonly Svein) is a Scandinavian first name which is also used in the Low Countries and German-speaking countries. The name itself is Old Norse for "young man" or "young warri ...

(1928–2003), son of Ruben & Elisabeth Rausing.

Family tree

References

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