Johanna Quandt

Johanna Quandt
Quandt in 2012
Born
Johanna Maria Bruhn

21 June 1926
Berlin, Germany
Died3 August 2015(2015-08-03) (aged 89)
Spouse
(m. 1960; died 1982)
ChildrenSusanne Klatten
Stefan Quandt

Johanna Maria Quandt (née Bruhn; 21 June 1926 – 3 August 2015) was a German billionaire businesswoman and the widow of Herbert Quandt, an industrialist and prominent Nazi.[1] When she died in 2015 she was the 8th richest person in Germany (and the richest German woman), the 77th richest person in the world, and the 11th richest woman worldwide according to Forbes.[2][3]

  1. ^ "The Silence of the Quandts: The history of a wealthy German family". World Socialist Web Site. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Johanna Quandt". Forbes. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  3. ^ Ewing, Jack (7 August 2015). "Johanna Quandt, 89, a Force in the Family Behind BMW". The New York Times.