Beit von Speyer, Eduard

BANKER, COUNCILOR (GERMANY)
BORN 22 Sep 1860, Hamburg - DIED 8 Mar 1933, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen
BIRTH NAME Beit, Eduard
GRAVE LOCATION Frankfurt am Main, Hessen: Hauptfriedhof (Gewann II GG 15)

Eduard Beit came from a family of Sephardic Jews from Hamburg. He was the son of the chemist and physician Ferdinand Beit (1817-1870) and his mother Johanna was a daughter of the banker Seligmann Ladenburg from Mannheim. He recieved a commercial training in Hamburg, London, Paris and New York. In 1892 he started working as a representative of the Lazard Speyer-Ellissen bank in Frankfurt am Main.

He married Hannna Louise Speyer, the sister of the banker James Speyer (1861-1941). In 1896 he became a partner in Lazard Speyer-Ellissen and after George Speyer's death in 1902 he became its owner. As a philanthropist he contiuned the works of George and Franziska Speyer. In 1911 he donated 1,250,000 marks to found the University of Frankfurt. In 1922 he was made a honorary citizen of Frankfurt am Main.

Images

The grave of Eduard Beit von Speyer at the Hauptfriedhof in Frankfurt am Main.
Picture by Androom (30 Jul 2022)

 

The grave of Eduard Beit von Speyer at the Hauptfriedhof in Frankfurt am Main.
Picture by Androom (30 Jul 2022)

 

Sources
Eduard Beit von Speyer - Wikipedia


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Published: 13 Feb 2024
Last update: 13 Feb 2024