Henry Lehman
Henry Lehman · Economics & Business
Founded Lehman Brothers
1822, Rimpar, Bavaria (Germany) — 1855, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Germany · United States (Montgomery, Alabama · New Orleans)
Lehman Brothers1850Henry Lehman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Founded Lehman Brothers
Henry Lehman was a German-Jewish immigrant who opened a dry-goods store in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1844; joined by his brothers, the firm became Lehman Brothers, which grew into a major cotton-trading house and then one of the world's leading investment banks. He died young of yellow fever, but the business he founded endured for over 150 years. He was Jewish, the son of a cattle merchant from Bavaria.
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Founded Lehman Brothers
Source: Investment banking pioneer
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