Mayer Amschel Rothschild
German banker
Mayer Amschel Rothschild was a German-Jewish banker and the founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty. Referred to as a "founding father of international finance", Rothschild was ranked seventh on the Forbes magazine list of "The Twenty Most... Wikipedia
Born: February 23, 1744, Free City of Frankfurt
Died: September 19, 1812 (age 68 years), Frankfurt, Germany
Children: Nathan Mayer Rothschild, James Mayer de Rothschild, Salomon Mayer von Rothschild, and more
Parents: Amschel Moses Rothschild and Schönche Rothschild
Great grandchildren: Edmond James de Rothschild, Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild, Alphonse James de Rothschild, and more
Spouse: Gutle Rothschild (m. 1770–1812)
Grandchildren: Edmond James de Rothschild, Lionel de Rothschild, Alphonse James de Rothschild, and more
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Mayer Amschel Rothschild died on 19 September 1812 in Frankfurt am Main. He was buried at the old Jewish cemetery in Frankfurt, located next to the Judengasse.
Amschel married Eva Hanau on 16 November 1796. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary amid scenes of general community rejoicing, but their ...