Birgit Rausing: Swedish Art Historian and Philanthropist with a Net Worth of $13 Billion
Birgit Rausing, a Swedish art historian and philanthropist, has a net worth of $13 billion. She was born in Vaud, Switzerland, and married Gad Rausing, the owner of Tetra Pak, the largest food packing company in the world. Rausing is the third wealthiest person in Sweden, according to Forbes Magazine (2010), falling behind her brother-in-law, Hans Rausing. She donated a large amount of funds toward The Lahore University of Management Sciences’s library, which has since been renamed Gad & Birgit Rausing Library. The library was dedicated in 2011 and serves educational purposes.