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| '''Estée Lauder''' (], ] - ], ]) |
'''Estée Lauder''' (], ] - ], ]) was the founder of ], a pioneering ] company. | ||
| Lauder was born Josephine Esther Mentzer in ]. She married Joseph Lauter in 1930, divorced him in 1939, and re-married him in 1942. The Lauter Family changed their surname to "Lauder" in the late 1930's. They remained married until his death in 1982. | Lauder was born Josephine Esther Mentzer in ], the daughter of ] ] immigrants. She married Joseph Lauter in 1930, divorced him in 1939, and re-married him in 1942. The Lauter Family changed their surname to "Lauder" in the late 1930's. They remained married until his death in 1982. | ||
| Lauder died in her ] home of ] failure at the age of 97. | Lauder died in her ] home of ] failure at the age of 97. | ||
| She was the only woman on Time magazine's 1998 list of the 20 most influential business geniuses of the 20th century. | She was the only woman on ''Time'' magazine's 1998 list of the 20 most influential business geniuses of the 20th century. | ||
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Estée Lauder (July 1, 1906 - April 24, 2004) was the founder of Estée Lauder Inc., a pioneering cosmetics company.
Lauder was born Josephine Esther Mentzer in Queens, New York, the daughter of Jewish Hungarian immigrants. She married Joseph Lauter in 1930, divorced him in 1939, and re-married him in 1942. The Lauter Family changed their surname to "Lauder" in the late 1930's. They remained married until his death in 1982.
Lauder died in her Manhattan home of cardiopulmonary failure at the age of 97.
She was the only woman on Time magazine's 1998 list of the 20 most influential business geniuses of the 20th century.
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