Photo: Marcos Corrêa, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁰

Miguel Krigsner

Bolivian-Brazilian entrepreneur

Miguel Gellert Krigsner (La Paz, Bolivia, January 9, 1950) is a Bolivian-Brazilian entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Brazilian company O Boticário, the second major cosmetic company in the Southern Hemisphere (Natura is the first).²

From Wikipedia’s article on Miguel Krigsner (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 9, 1950.¹

About

Krigsner is also the founder of the Fundação de Proteção à Natureza, one of the main Brazilian environmental NGOs. He also helped for the creation of the Holocaust Museum in Curitiba. Currently, according to Forbes, his net worth is estimated to be $6.8B.

He was born in La Paz, Bolivia into a Jewish family from La Paz. Born to Jacob Krigsner, a Polish Jew, and to Anneliese Krigsner, a German Jew. The Krigsners left Bolivia and moved to Brazil when Miguel was 11 years old, settling in the city of Curitiba.

From Wikipedia’s article on Miguel Krigsner, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

O BoticárioFounder⁹

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversidade Federal do Paraná³

Career

Occupation: businessperson.⁶

Date not recordedFounded Fundação o Boticário de Proteção à Natureza⁴
Date not recordedFounded O Boticário⁵

Personal life

BornJan 9, 1950, Bolivia⁷
CitizenshipBolivia, Brazil⁸

Sources

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WikidataMiguel Krigsner on Wikidata
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WikipediaMiguel Krigsner on Wikipedia
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WikidataMiguel Krigsner: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataMiguel Krigsner: Founded Fundação o Boticário de Proteção à Natureza, on Wikidata
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WikidataMiguel Krigsner: Founded O Boticário, on Wikidata
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WikidataMiguel Krigsner: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataMiguel Krigsner: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataMiguel Krigsner: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataO Boticário, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsMiguel Krigsner photo by Marcos Corrêa, CC BY 2.0