Hans Rausing | |
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![]() Hans Rausing with Tetra Brik, 1963 | |
Born | Gothenburg, Sweden | 25 March 1926
Died | 30 August 2019 London, England | (aged 93)
Nationality | Swedish |
Alma mater | Lund University |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, philanthropist |
Known for | Tetra Pak |
Spouse | Märit Rausing |
Children | Lisbet, Sigrid, and Hans Kristian Rausing |
Parent | Ruben Rausing |
Hans Anders Rausing, KBE[1] (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 the largest food packaging company in the world.[2][3] In the early 1980s Rausing moved to the United Kingdom to avoid Swedish taxes,[4] in 1995 he sold his share of the company to his brother, Gad. In the Forbes world fortune ranking, Rausing was placed at number 83 with an estimated fortune of US$10 billion in 2011.[5] 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.[1]