Mayer Amschel Rothschild

Mayer Amschel Rothschild
Born(1743-02-23)23 February 1743 or (1744-02-23)23 February 1744
Frankfurt
Died19 September 1812(1812-09-19) (aged 68)
Frankfurt
Known forRothschild banking dynasty
Spouse
Guttle Schnapper
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(m. 1770)​
Children10, including Amschel, Salomon, Nathan, Carl and Jakob
FatherAmschel Moses Rothschild

Mayer Amschel Rothschild (23 February 1743 or 1744 – 19 September 1812; also spelled Anschel) was a German Jewish banker and the founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty, which dominated international finance in Europe between the 1820s and the 1870s. Referred to as a "founding father of international finance", Rothschild was ranked seventh on the Forbes magazine list of "The Twenty Most Influential Businessmen of All Time" in 2005.

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