Benjamin de Rothschild was a descendant of the seventh generation founder of the Rothschild dynasty, which had been owned and operated by numerous European banks for almost 300 years.
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The Swiss branch of the extensive Rothschild banking dynasty – once one of the richest families in the world – was created by Baron Edmond de Rothschild, whose parents fled to Switzerland during World War II. In 1953, he created a group, then bought a Swiss private bank and took up asset management.
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Philanthropist and enthusiast of sailing and cars
De Rothschild was the head of the company set up by his father in 1997. According to the information on The Edmond de Rothschild Group website, at the end of 2019, the group had 173 billion francs ($ 194 billion) in assets, operating in 15 countries.
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Forbes magazine estimated de Rothschild’s “net worth” at $ 1.5 billion.
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From materials published by The Edmond de Rothschild Group, you can learn that Benjamin had a passion, beyond finance, sailing, cars and wine.
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He was also a philanthropist supporting the hospital funded by the Adolphe de Rothschild.
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photo-source">Main photo source: Charles Platiau / Forum
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