Oscar Philipp

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Oscar Philipp
Born
Oscar Philipp

1882
Wandsbeck, Germany
Diedcirca August 31, 1965 (age 77)
Geneva, Switzerland
CitizenshipGerman
English
OccupationMetal trader
Known forCo-founder of Philipp Brothers
Spouse(s)Clarisse Weil
ChildrenElliot Philipp
Anthony Bertram Philipp
FamilyJulius Philipp (brother)
Martha Bernays (cousin)

Oscar Philipp (1882–1965) was a German-born metal trader who co-founded Philipp Brothers.

Biography[]

Oscar Philipp was born to an Orthodox Jewish family in Wandsbeck, Germany.[1][2] He was a cousin to Martha Bernays, the wife of Sigmund Freud.[3] In 1901, his brother founded a small metal trading company in Hamburg, where Oscar worked.[2][4]

In 1909, Oscar Philipp moved to London and established a metal trading company under the name of "Philipp Brothers".[2][5][6][7] Julius continued to run the German operation out of Hamburg.[2] In 1914, with the advent of World War I, , an apprentice, German citizen, and minor partner in Philipp Brothers, avoided internment by the British government by moving to New York City where he established Philipp Brothers, Inc.[2] Oscar was not affected by the war as he had previously obtained British citizenship.[2] In 1923, another apprentice and second cousin to Bendheim, , moved to the New York office.[2] In 1934, Julius moved Philipp Brothers' German operations to Amsterdam due to the rise of Nazi Germany[2] and died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1944.[4] Philipp handled all contacts with the European market.[2] The New York office eventually became Philipp Brothers headquarters.[4] By the 1950s, Philipp Brothers had become the largest metal trader in the world.[8]

Philanthropy[]

Philipp, a Hebrew scholar, was active in Jewish and Zionist causes. He served as a chairman of the Bachad fellowship, on the executive committee and council of British ORT, as a joint treasurer of Jews' College, as the treasurer of the London Board of Jewish Religious Education, and the founder of the Hebrew Publishing House.[1] He was one of the founders of the Technion University in Haifa and Kibbutz Lavi.[8]

Personal life[]

Phillip was married to Clarisse Weil; they had two sons, obstetrician Elliot Elias Philipp and Anthony Bertram Philipp.[9][10] He died in Geneva, Switzerland.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Oscar Israel Philipp, Hebrew Scholar and Publisher, Dead at 77". Jewish Telegraph Agency. August 31, 1965.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Storli, Espen (August 30, 2013). "Ludwig Jesselson (1910-1993)". Immigrant Entrepreneurship. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Berlin, Isaiah (September 7, 2017). Affirming: Letters 1975-1997. Vintage Digital. ISBN 978-1845952259.
  4. ^ a b c Meyer, Gregory (February 2, 2015). "Rise and fall of a commodities powerhouse". Financial Times.
  5. ^ Bloomberg. "Phibro LLC: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  6. ^ Phibro. "Phibro". Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  7. ^ Corkery, Michael (October 9, 2009). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Phibro and Andrew Hall". Wall Street Journal.
  8. ^ a b "Elliot Philipp". The Telegraph. October 7, 2010.
  9. ^ "Obituary: Elliot Philipp 1915–2010". Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
  10. ^ "Oscar Israel Philipp, Hebrew Scholar and Publisher, Dead at 77". Jewish Telegraph Agency. August 31, 1965.
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