Karin Sartorius-Herbst
$2.49B
$2.9M (0.1%)
as of 04/20/26
About Karin Sartorius-Herbst
Karin Sartorius-Herbst inherited a stake in Sartorius AG, which makes pharmaceutical an laboratory equipment.
Her great-grandfather Florenz Sartorius founded what become Sartorius AG in 1870 to make analytical balances to measure small mass in laboratories.
Her father, Horst Sartorius, died in 1998 and left a 50% stake to his daughters Karin, Christine Franken and Ulrike Baro.
An executor oversees their inheritance until 2028.
Today, the company has more than 15,000 employees and annual revenue exceeding $5 billion. It went public in 1990.
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GermanySource of wealth
BiopharmaceuticalsResidence
Northeim, GermanyBirth date
05/21/42 (age 83)Self-made
inheritedKarin Sartorius-Herbst’s fortune is worth
42K
troy ounces of gold
38K
median U.S. household
25K
median U.S. income
0.05%
U.S. credit card volume
0.01%
GDP of the United States
0.007%
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Sartorius-Herbst has had roles in various voluntary endeavors and charitable entities throughout her life.
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