Reinhold Würth (born 20 April 1935) is a German billionaire businessman and art collector. In 1954, at the age of 19, he took over his father's tiny wholesale screw business and built it into the Würth Group, which posted €14.4 billion (US$16.2 billion) in sales in 2020. Since the 1960s Würth has collected works of art. As of 2021, the collection contains over 18,300 works, specializing in art created from the late 19th century to today. He is married with three children and lives in Künzelsau, Germany. Honors and awards Würth has received many honors including being inducted into Hall of Fame of German Industry and receiving the Ludwig Erhard medal, which rewards individuals who have attained exemplary results in their work for the public good and for the development of the social market economy. Würth is an honorary doctor and honorary senator of the University of Tübingen and was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Grand Cross of the Order of Merit) of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Diesel medal, and the Medal of Merit of the state of Baden-Württemberg. In March 2004, he received the French medal and was appointed a Knight of the Legion of Honour. On 18 November 2005, he was appointed Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau, a military and civil order of the Netherlands, by royal decision. 1985 Federal Cross of Merit 1987 Economic Medal of the State of Baden-Württemberg 1991 Honorary Senator of the University of Tübingen 1994 Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg 1996 Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class 1998 Montblanc de la Culture (for involvement in the promotion of art and culture) 1999: Professor at the University of Karlsruhe (TH), management of inter-faculty Institute for Entrepreneurship Honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Economics, University of Tübingen Staufer Medal 2000 Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France) 2001 Innovation Award of the SPD 2002 Reinhold-Maier Medal of Reinhold-Maier Foundation 2003 Honorary Citizen of Künzelsau 2004 Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) Acceptance into the Business Hall of Fame (Initiative of Manager Magazin and the House of the History of the Federal Republic of Germany (Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland), Bonn, Germany) German Founder's Award for Lifetime Achievement Ludwig Erhard Prize for Business Journalism Diesel Gold Medal of the German Institute for Inventions 2005 Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands)