Wilhelm Ludwig Deichmann
Wilhelm Ludwig Deichmann (3 August 1798, Rodenberg – 23 November, 1876, ) was a German banker.
Wilhelm was the third son of the mayor and district judge Konrad Deichmann (1769–1838).[1] He was fifteen years old when he volunteered to fight in the Wars of Liberation.[1] He completed a commercial apprenticeship in Bremen and then took up a position at the A. Schaaffhausen'scher Bank Association.[1] When died in 1824, the firm was initially taken over by his son-in-law Louis Mertens, who had difficulty taking the firm forward. However, on 26 May 1830 Deichmann married , another daughter of Abraham Schaaffhausen and became head of the firm when Mertens resigned.[1] Freya von Moltke was his great granddaughter.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Wilhelm Ludwig Deichmann". www.rheinische-geschichte.lvr.de. Landschaftsverband Rheinland. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Geyken, Frauke (2011). Freya von Moltke: ein Jahrhundertleben, 1911-2010 (in German). C.H.Beck. ISBN 9783406613838. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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- 1798 births
- 1876 deaths
- People from Lower Saxony
- People from Rodenberg
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