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Liliane Henriette Charlotte Bettencourt was a French heiress, socialite and businesswoman. She was a board member and one of the principal shareholders of L'Oréal. At the time of her death, she was the richest woman in the world, and the 14th richest person in the world, with a net worth of US$44.3 billion.
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business · French heiress, socialite and businesswoman (1922–2017) · entrepreneur · businessperson · economist · also Liliane Bettencourt, Liliane de Bettencourt, Liliane Henriette Charlotte Schueller, Liliane Henriette Charlotte Bettencourt, Bettencourt
Born 21 October 1922 · Died 21 September 2017 · Q297804
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“Mrs. Bettencourt was ready for”
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Published “Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021” in The Lancet — cited 4,572 times.
Published “Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021” in The Lancet Neurology — cited 1,810 times.
Published “Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021” in The Lancet — cited 2,585 times.
Published “Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021” in The Lancet — cited 2,605 times.
Yahoo: Liliane Bettencourt dies: The world's richest woman passes away
jezebel: Liliane Bettencourt, the World's Richest Woman, Has Died at 94
Yahoo: L’Oréal’s Liliane Bettencourt, the World's Richest Woman and Focus of Scandal, Dies at 94
Fox Business: Liliane Bettencourt, Heiress to L'Oréal Fortune, Dies
Women's Wear Daily: Liliane Bettencourt, L’Oréal Heir, Dies at 94
Died 2017-09-21.
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Reported net worth: $39.5B (as of 2017).
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Published “The Origins of Scaling in Cities” in Science — cited 1,184 times.
“s household staff that she was allegedly considering adopting him. Reuters Ms Bettencourt and her daughter, pictured at a L”
The foundation helped fund the new Monet wing at the Musée Marmottan Monet
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“s lawyer said his client had not withdrawn claims that illegal donations were made to Mr Sarkozy”
Bettencourt was jointly "awarded" a Black Planet Award, an award given for destroying the planet, along with Peter Brabeck-Letmathe for proliferating contaminated baby food, monopolising water resources, and tolerating c
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Published “Growth, innovation, scaling, and the pace of life in cities” in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences — cited 2,105 times.
Forbes judged her to be the 39th most powerful woman in the world
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Another life insurance policy worth €262 million in 2006, 11 works of art in 2001 valued at €20 million, including paintings by Picasso, Matisse, Mondrian, Delaunay and Léger, a photograph by surrealist Man Ray, and cash
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Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (2001).
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Through the foundation, Bettencourt established the Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Life Sciences in 1997, an annual award recognising outstanding contributions by early-career researchers in biology and biomedical science in Europe.
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An annual award recognising outstanding contributions by early-career researchers in biology and biomedical science in Europe
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In 1987, Bettencourt, together with her husband and daughter, founded the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation (la Fondation Bettencourt Schueller) to support and develop medical, cultural and humanitarian projects.
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Bettencourt, together with her husband and daughter, founded the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation (la Fondation Bettencourt Schueller) to support and develop medical, cultural and humanitarian projects
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When he was commissioned to photograph her for the French magazine Egoïste
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In fear that the company would be nationalised after the French elections, she exchanged almost half of her stake for a three percent (3%) stake in Nestlé
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The company went public, although Bettencourt continued to own a majority stake
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Bettencourt inherited the L'Oréal fortune when her father died, becoming the principal shareholder
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And furnished in the Art Deco style on rue de Delabordère in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
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Married French politician André Bettencourt, who served as a cabinet minister in French governments of the 1960s and 1970s and rose to become deputy chairman of L'Oréal
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Born 1922-10-21.
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