Then she earned her doctorate in 1944 and she has since turned into one of the key patrons of the arts in contemporary Germany. With a current residence in Switzerland, she is said to hold the largest private collection of minerals, gems and meteorites in the world. Most of her prized possessions are kept at TU Bergakademie Freiberg, a mining and technology university in Freiberg, Germany. In addition, she is a passionate collector of German folk art.
