Benoît Fould

Benoît (Bénédict) Fould (21 November 1792 – 28 July 1858) was a French banker and scion of the Fould family.[1]

Benoît Fould
Benoît Fould (1843), by Ary Scheffer.
Born(1792-11-21)21 November 1792
Paris, France
Died28 July 1858(1858-07-28) (aged 65)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Banker, politician

Fould was married to Helena Oppenheim, daughter of Salomon Oppenheim, founder of Sal. Oppenheim private bank. The bride's dowry made part of the initial capital of the new bank, Fould-Oppenheim et Cie.[2] Ferdinand de Lesseps would name Fould as a founder of the Suez Canal Company.[3]

References
  1. Schijf, Huibert (2005). "Jewish Bankers 1850–1914: Internationalization along Ethnic Lines". In McCabe, Ina Baghdiantz (ed.). Diaspora Entrepreneurial Networks: Four Centuries of History. Berg. pp. 191–216. ISBN 185973880X.
  2. Pohl, Manfred; Freitag, Sabine, eds. (1994). Handbook on the History of European Banks. Edward Elgar. p. 451. ISBN 1781954216.
  3. Karabell, Zachary (2003). Parting the desert: the creation of the Suez Canal. Alfred A. Knopf. pp. 81-82. ISBN 0-375-40883-5.
  • Janin, Jules (1858). Notice biographique sur M. Benoît Fould.


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