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Nathan Mayer Rothschild

Who

Nathan Mayer Rothschild · Economics & Business

What

Founder of the British branch N M Rothschild & Sons in London; leading bullion dealer and financier of the British government during the Napoleonic Wars.

When

1777, Frankfurt, Germany — 1836

Where

Frankfurt, Germany

Biography

Nathan Mayer Rothschild is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Founder of the British branch N M Rothschild & Sons in London; leading bullion dealer and financier of the British government during the Napoleonic Wars.

How & why

Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777-1836) was a German-born British banker and the third son of the Jewish Frankfurt banker Mayer Amschel Rothschild. He settled in England and founded N M Rothschild & Sons in London, becoming a leading bullion dealer and a key financier of the British government during the Napoleonic Wars. He established the London branch that anchored one of the most influential banking dynasties in modern European history.

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Founder of the British branch N M Rothschild & Sons in London; leading bullion dealer and financier of the British government during the Napoleonic Wars.

1777

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