: a woman who is an heir especially to great wealth
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Marlene Engelhorn, heiress to German chemicals giant BASF Friedrich Engelhorn, officially distributed a majority of her €25 million ($27 million) fortune to dozens of groups focused on climate change and left-wing efforts.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 June 2024
By Anna Gordon June 19, 2024 1:43 PM EDT
Marlene Engelhorn, an Austrian heiress who inherited tens of millions of euros from her grandmother, opted to let strangers decide where to give away €25 million ($27 million)—at least 90% of her fortune—over the past six weeks.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 19 June 2024
An heiress who has denounced the absence of taxes on wealth and inheritance in Austria has given the bulk of her money, 25 million euros ($27 million), to 77 organizations, including social and climate groups, as well as prominent left-wing ones.
—Reuters, NBC News, 19 June 2024
Reuters — An heiress who has denounced the absence of taxes on wealth and inheritance in Austria has given the bulk of her money, 25 million euros ($27 million), to 77 organizations, including social and climate groups, as well as prominent left-wing ones.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 June 2024
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 June 2024
By Anna Gordon June 19, 2024 1:43 PM EDT
Marlene Engelhorn, an Austrian heiress who inherited tens of millions of euros from her grandmother, opted to let strangers decide where to give away €25 million ($27 million)—at least 90% of her fortune—over the past six weeks.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 19 June 2024
An heiress who has denounced the absence of taxes on wealth and inheritance in Austria has given the bulk of her money, 25 million euros ($27 million), to 77 organizations, including social and climate groups, as well as prominent left-wing ones.
—Reuters, NBC News, 19 June 2024
Reuters — An heiress who has denounced the absence of taxes on wealth and inheritance in Austria has given the bulk of her money, 25 million euros ($27 million), to 77 organizations, including social and climate groups, as well as prominent left-wing ones.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 June 2024
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heiress
noun
heir·ess
ˈar-əs 
ˈer-
: a girl or woman who is an heir
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