Jane Engelhard
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Jane Engelhard (August 12, 1917 – February 29, 2004), born Mary Jane Reiss,[1][2] was an American philanthropist, best known for her marriage to billionaire industrialist Charles W. Engelhard Jr., as well as her donation of an elaborate 18th-century Neapolitan crêche to the White House in 1967. She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1972.[3]
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Jane Engelhard | |
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Born | Mary Jane Reiss (1917-08-12)August 12, 1917 Qingdao, China |
Died | February 29, 2004(2004-02-29) (aged 86) Nantucket, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Philanthropist |
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Children | Annette de la Renta (b. 1939) |
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