Sigrid Rausing

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Sigrid Rausing (b. 1962) is a Swedish philanthropist, anthropologist and publisher. She is the founder of the Sigrid Rausing Trust, one of the United Kingdom's largest philanthropic foundations, and owner of Granta magazine and its publishing arm, Granta Books.

Rausing grew up in Lund, Sweden,[1] and studied history at the University of York between 1983 and 1986. In 1987, she was awarded an MSc in social anthropology and in 1997, a PhD in social anthropology.[2] In 2004, she authored History, Memory, and Identity in Post-Soviet Estonia: The End of a Collective Farm, a study of Estonian social and cultural antropology.

Rausing, a granddaughter of Ruben Rausing, the founder of the Tetra Pak company, set up the Sea Foundation in 1988. She transferred the funds to the Ruben and Elisabeth Rausing Trust, named after her grandparents, in 1996; the trust was renamed the Sigrid Rausing Trust in 2003 and by 2005, had distributed £60 million to causes.[2][3] Rausing won a Beacon Prize, awarded by the Beacon Fellowship Charitable Trust, in March 2005 for her work.[4] With her husband, Eric Abraham, she started the publishing house, Portobello Books, in spring 2005.[1][5] In autumn 2005, Rausing acquired Granta, a renowned literary journal, and its publishing arm, Granta Books.[3][6]

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  1. ^ a b Ward, Elisabeth. "Frikostigt vägval", Svenska Dagbladet, 2006-07-02. Retrieved on 2008-06-03. (Swedish) 
  2. ^ a b Benjamin, Alison. "Family fortunes", The Guardian, 2004-06-09. Retrieved on 2007-11-25. 
  3. ^ a b Townsend, Mark; David Smith. "The generous millionaire who saved Granta", The Observer, 2005-10-09. Retrieved on 2007-11-25. 
  4. ^ The Beacon Fellowship Charitable Trust (2005-03-10). "Sigrid Rausing wins Judges' Special Beacon Prize". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
  5. ^ "Books, money and milk cartons", The Guardian, 2006-06-14. Retrieved on 2008-06-03. 
  6. ^ Opitz, Caspar. "Visionär med kulturellt kapital", Dagens Nyheter, 2005-12-03. Retrieved on 2008-06-03. (Swedish) 

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