Fould family

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Marguerite Fould, wife of  [fr], painted in 1889.
Noémie de Rothschild, née Halphen, in 1909

The Fould family is a family of French Jewish descent known for success in banking.[1] It was founded by Beer Léon Fould, a wine-dealer's son from Lorraine, who moved to Paris in 1784 to establish a banking business.[2][3] The name comes from the Hessian city of Fulda.

Family tree[]

  • Jacob Fould (1736–1830), wine dealer
    • Beer Léon Fould (1767–1855), banker, married to Charlotte Brulhen (1766–1818)
    • Abraham Fould (1774–1842)
      • Emile Fould (1803–1880), notary
        • Paul Fould (1837–1917), married to Eve Mathilde de Günzburg (1844–1894), daughter of Joseph Günzburg (1812–1878), banker
        • Juliette Fould (1839–1912), married to Eugène Péreire (1831–1908), financier
          • Alice Pereire (1858–1931), married to Salomon Halfon (1854–1923, son of Michael Halfon and Rebecca de Camondo), banker
          • Marie Pereire (1860–1936), married to Jules Halphen (1856–1928), son of Eugène Halphen
        • Alphonse Fould (1850–1913), married to Ernestine DuPont
          • Hélène Fould (1878–1927), married to Paul Helbronner (1871–1938), topographer
      • Eugène Fould (1806–?)
        • Henri Jules Fould (1837–1895), married to Suzette Stern (1845–)
          • Marguerite Fould (1866–1956), wife of  [fr] (1854–1936)
        • Léon Fould (1839–1924), married to Thérèse Ephrussi (1851–1911), sister of Maurice Ephrussi (1849–1916), banker

References[]

  1. ^ Barbier, Frédéric (1991). Finance et Politique : La Dynastie des Fould : XVIIIe-XXe siècle (in French). Paris: A. Colin. ISBN 0220037531.
  2. ^ Barbier, Frédéric (1989). "Les origines de la maison Fould : Beer Léon et Bénédict Fould (vers 1740–1864)". Revue Historique. 281 (569): 159–192. JSTOR 40954842.
  3. ^ Smith, Michael Stephen (2006). The Emergence of Modern Business Enterprise in France: 1800–1930. Harvard University Press. p. 52. ISBN 0674019393.

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