About Traudl Engelhorn & family
Traudl Engelhorn was a member of the storied German industrial clan whose patriarch, Friedrich Engelhorn, founded the chemical company BASF in 1865.
Her husband, Peter Engelhorn, was the brother of Curt, who ran the family business Boehringer Mannheim for more than three decades.
Traudl netted approximately $2.45 billion after Curt initiated the sale of the company to Roche for $11 billion in 1997.
She lived a quiet life in Lausanne, Switzerland and avoided publicity.
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Citizenship
GermanySource of wealth
pharmaceuticals, medical equipmentBirth date
01/21/27Number of children
4Self-made
inheritedTraudl Engelhorn & family’s fortune is worth
71K
troy ounces of gold
65K
median U.S. household
42K
median U.S. income
0.085%
U.S. credit card volume
0.017%
GDP of the United States
0.012%
United States debt
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In 2017, she granted $6.5 million to the rem (Reiss-Engelhorn-Museum) through her foundation for an addition to the museum.
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