Engelhard, Jane (1917–2004)

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Engelhard, Jane (1917–2004)

American philanthropist and art collector. Born Jane Pinto-Reis Brian, Aug 12, 1917, in Qingdao, China; died Feb 29, 2004, in Nantucket, Massachusetts; dau. of the Brazilian ambassador to China; sister of Brigitte de la Rochefoucauld and Jacque Bemberg; educated at the Couvent des Oiseaux in Paris; m. Fritz Mannheimer (Dutch banker), c. 1933 (died c. 1933); m. Charles Engelhard (wealthy industrialist), 1971; children: Susan O'Connor, Sophie Craighead, Sally Pingree, Charlene Engelhard and Annette de la Renta.

A fixture in high society, helped Jacqueline Kennedy restore the White House; financed the Charles Engelhard Court in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1980); was a trustee at the Met (1974–81), then trustee emeritus; also contributed to the Newark Museum and New Jersey Symphony, among other philanthropies.

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