Jane Engelhard

Jane Engelhard (August 12, 1917 – February 29, 2004), born Mary Jane Reiss, 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.

Jane Engelhard
Born
Mary Jane Reiss

(1917-08-12)August 12, 1917
Qingdao, China
DiedFebruary 29, 2004(2004-02-29) (aged 86)
Nantucket, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPhilanthropist
Spouses
(m. 1939; died 1939)
    (m. 1947; died 1971)
    ChildrenAnnette de la Renta (b. 1939)
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