Erika Pohl-Ströher

Erika Pohl-Ströher (18 January 1919 - 18 December 2016) was a German business executive, heiress, and collector of minerals and German folk art. She was resident in Switzerland for much of her life.

Life

Pohl-Stroher was born on 18 January 1919 in Wurzen in Saxony, East Germany and grew up in Rothenkirchen in Vogtland.[1]

She studied chemistry and biology at the University of Jena and received a doctorate in biology.[2] She died on 18 December 2016 at the age of 97.[1]

Business career

Pohl-Stroher's grandparents, Franz and Marie Stroeher, founded the hair care and cosmetics company Wella AG in the 19th century. When Procter & Gamble bought the company for more than $4 billion in 2003, Pohl-Stroher received around $1.1 billion for her 23% stake.[2] Her net worth was estimated by Forbes magazine to be USD 1.3 billion making her the 101st wealthiest person in Germany at the time of her death.[2]


Collector of minerals

She is also known for her collection of minerals, gems and meteorites, said to be the largest in the world. Most of her prized possessions are kept at TU Bergakademie Freiberg, a mining and technology university in Freiberg, Germany.[3]

The mineral Erikapohlite was named in her honour in 2010.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher Collection - terra mineralia". terra-mineralia.de. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Erika Pohl-Stroeher". forbes.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Erika Pohl-Stroher Net Worth". celebritynetworth.com. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Erikapohlite". Mindat.org. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  • "Collector Erika Pohl-Ströher". Manufaktur der Träume. Große Kreisstadt Annaberg-Buchholz. Includes portrait
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