Gustav Christian Schwabe

For people with a similar name, see Gustav Schwalbe (disambiguation).

Gustav Christian Schwabe
Born(1813-05-10)10 May 1813
Hamburg, Bouches-de-l'Elbe, First French Empire (now Germany)
Died10 January 1897(1897-01-10) (aged 83)
London, United Kingdom
OccupationsMerchant, financier
Known forFinancing Thomas Henry Ismay's venture, the White Star Line
Spouse
Helen Dugdale
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(m. 1842)​

Gustav Christian Schwabe (10 May 1813 – 10 January 1897) was a German-born British merchant and financier who funded companies such as John Bibby & Sons, Harland and Wolff and the White Star Line. Born in Hamburg, Germany, Schwabe moved to Liverpool in 1838 and spent his working life there. Later, Schwabe would spend more time at his house in London, and retired in 1893.

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