Bischoffsheim, Louis-Raphaël |
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BORN 22 Jun 1800, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz - DIED 14 Nov 1873, Paris: hôtel Davillier, 88 rue Neuve-des-Mathurins GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Cimetière de Montmartre, 20 Avenue Rachel (division 03, ligne 20, numéro 2, a droite au fond) |
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Louis-Raphaël Bischoffsheim was the eldest son of Nathan-Raphaël Bischoffsheim (1773-1814), who was a supplier to the French army in Mainz. After his father died he abandoned his studies and worked for Hayum Salomon Goldschmidt (1772-1843), the owner of a bank in Frankfurt am Main. In 1820 he went to Amsterdam were he founded his own bank. Together with his brother Jonathan-Raphaël Bischoffsheim he formed a financial company with branches in Antwerp and Brussels. In 1822 Louis-Raphaël married Hayum-Salomon Goldschmidt's daughter Amélie and they had two sons, Raphaël-Louis (1823-1906) and Henri Louis (1829-1908). Both became bankers. In 1846 Louis-Raphaël Bischoffsheim opened a bank in London and a company in Paris followed. In 1863 the companies merged into the Banque de Crédit et de Dépôt des Pays-Bas. He died in 1873 in Paris. Family • Son: Bischoffsheim, Raphaël Related persons • is brother/sister of Bischoffsheim, Jonathan-Raphaël |
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 The mausoleum of Louis Raphaël Bischoffsheim and Raphaël Bischoffsheim at the Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris. Picture by Androom (31 Oct 2022) |
