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Rausing set up the charitable trust the Sea Foundation in 1988. In 1996, she transferred the funds to the Ruben and Elisabeth Rausing Trust, named after her grandparents; the trust was renamed the Sigrid Rausing Trust in 2003, and by 2014 had distributed approximately ÂŁ208.3 million to human
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In 2004, she was the joint winner of the International Service Human Rights Award, in the Global Human Rights Defender category. In 2005, she won a Beacon Special Award for philanthropy. In 2006, she was awarded the Women's Funding Network's "Changing the Face of Philanthropy" Award.
1168: 532:, a UK advocacy group that campaigns against racism and fascism. On 1 December 2018, the Sigrid Rausing Trust began a grant of £450,000 over three years to Hope Not Hate. By that point, Hope Not Hate had received £615,000 from the Sigrid Rausing Trust. 216:, in 1993–94. In 1997, she was awarded a PhD in Social Anthropology from the Department of Social Anthropology at University College London, followed by an honorary post-doctorate in the same department. 1010: 937: 540:
Rausing's first marriage to Dennis Hotz, a South African publisher and art dealer, ended in divorce. In 2003, she married South African-born TV, film and theatre producer
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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
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magazine, for which she had served as editor since 2013, she announced that Thomas Meaney would take over editorship beginning with the Autumn 2023 issue.
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for human rights defenders, and an emeritus board member of the Order of the Teaspoon, a Swedish organisation against political and religious extremism.
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the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in recognition of her contribution to philanthropy and publishing.
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In February 2013, Rausing was judged to be one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by
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in 1987, then continued with a PhD focusing on post-Soviet anthropology, and did her fieldwork on a
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magazine and Granta Books, including its imprint Portobello Books. In the 164th issue of
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in 2004. The book was preceded by a range of articles in scholarly journals, including
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History, Memory, and Identity in Post-Soviet Estonia: The End of a Collective Farm
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History, Memory, and Identity in Post-Soviet Estonia: The End of a Collective Farm
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in 2009 and 2010. She is an Emeritus member of the international board of
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and publisher Philip Gwyn-Jones, she founded the publishing house
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Everything is Wonderful: Memories of a Collective Farm in Estonia
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Swedish philanthropist, anthropologist and publisher (born 1962)
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In January 2014, she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the
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In January 2016, Rausing was the guest on BBC Radio 4's
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in Sweden, in spring 2014. It was shortlisted for the
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In 2010, Rausing was made an Honorary Fellow of the
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She earned an MSc in 1419:"HOPE Not Hate - Grantees - Welcome To SRT" 1220: 1218: 1216: 1088:"The generous millionaire who saved Granta" 737: 1393: 1199:"University awards eight honorary degrees" 31: 1387:"Amnesty International Media Awards 2010" 1055: 916:"'Corrosive' human rights protect us all" 1478: 1213: 973: 948: 930: 907: 803: 767:EW charity 1046769: Sigrid Rausing Trust 510:, the museum that is the former home of 1564:Swedish emigrants to the United Kingdom 1379: 1293: 1035:McAloon, Jonathan (22 September 2017). 1034: 954: 913: 894: 888: 875: 869: 856: 850: 1511: 1472: 1307: 1005: 1003: 824: 746: 480:Rausing is a judge on the jury of the 319:arm. She is now the publisher of both 229:Rausing's monograph based on her PhD, 1201:. University of York. 16 January 2014 1114: 1079: 552:, and the Coignafearn estate, in the 404:, "Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us" by 1469:, London. 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Rausing is also the author of 1559:Publishers (people) from London 1456: 1437: 1411: 1271: 1248: 1232: 1191: 1175: 1135: 1108: 1061:"Books, money and milk cartons" 1028: 997:, Albert Bonniers Förlag, 2014. 988: 967: 777:Ward, Elisabeth (2 July 2006). 563: 473:rights organisations globally. 467: 378:Études Op. 10, No. 1 in C major 112: 1279:"RSL 200: Sigrid Rausing FRSL" 995:"Anteckningar frĂĄn en kolchos" 974:Aslanyan, Anna (13 May 2014). 761: 747:Sulcas, Roslyn (6 June 2014). 725: 330: 315:, a literary journal, and its 1: 1539:British women philanthropists 718: 296: 196:, and studied History at the 183: 164:Sigrid Maria Elisabet Rausing 47:Sigrid Maria Elisabet Rausing 1423:www.sigrid-rausing-trust.org 1255:Press Office (7 July 2016). 1245:, BBC Radio 4, January 2016. 691:. Granta 126. Granta. 2014. 673:. Granta 128. Granta. 2014. 655:. Granta 125. Granta. 2013. 645: 568: 442:and her luxury item was the 166:(born 29 January 1962) is a 7: 1574:Swedish publishers (people) 1554:Philanthropists from London 749:"Interview With a Torturer" 706: 502:She is a former trustee of 458:Royal Society of Literature 361:St Antony's College, Oxford 279:Royal Society of Literature 10: 1600: 528:Rausing is a supporter of 337:London School of Economics 267:Estonian Swedish community 224: 487:She was the judge of the 462:University College London 219: 206:University College London 134: 122: 97: 89: 84:University College London 75: 42: 30: 23: 1226:"Sigrid Rausing | Chair" 1169:"Honorary Fellow of LSE" 732:Sveriges befolkning 1970 412:, "The Last Goodbye" by 380:". Other choices were: " 1569:Swedish philanthropists 1486:London Evening Standard 1303:. SRT. 29 January 2013. 1228:. 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Lund
Scania
University of York
University College London
Eric Abraham
Hans Rausing
Ruben Rausing
Hans Kristian Rausing
Lisbet Rausing
Swedish
Granta
Granta Books
Lund
Sweden
University of York
Social Anthropology
University College London
collective farm
Estonia
Oxford University Press
New Statesman
The Guardian
The Sunday Times
Estonian Swedish community
Grove Atlantic
Albert Bonniers Förlag
Royal Society of Literature
Ondaatje Prize
Wellcome Book Prize

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