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Mayer Amschel Rothschild

1744 - 1812

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Mayer Amschel Rothschild (23 February 1744 – 19 September 1812; also spelled Anschel) was a German-Jewish banker and the founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty. Referred to as a "founding father of international finance", Rothschild was ranked seventh on the Forbes magazine list of "The Twenty Most Influential Businessmen of All Time" in 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mayer Amschel Rothschild is the 1,481st most popular politician (down from 1,244th in 2019), the 378th most popular biography from Germany (down from 329th in 2019) and the 106th most popular German Politician.

Mayer Amschel Rothschild is most famous for being the founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mayer Amschel Rothschild ranks 1,481 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis II of Italy, Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, Clodius Albinus, Xuande Emperor, Adolf of Germany, and Jefferson Davis. After him are Stephen, King of England, John VI Kantakouzenos, Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, Muhammad Shah, John VI of Portugal, and Rutherford B. Hayes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1744, Mayer Amschel Rothschild ranks 5. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Frederick William II of Prussia, Johann Gottfried Herder, and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. After him are Pierre Méchain, Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain, Abigail Adams, Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg, Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben, Pierce Butler, and Elbridge Gerry. Among people deceased in 1812, Mayer Amschel Rothschild ranks 1. After him are Pyotr Bagration, Emanuel Schikaneder, Étienne-Louis Malus, George Clinton, Sacagawea, Carl Ludwig Willdenow, Jan Ladislav Dussek, Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Hieronymus von Colloredo, Spencer Perceval, and Isaac Titsingh.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Mayer Amschel Rothschild ranks 378 out of 7,253. Before him are Sophie Scholl (1921), Wilhelm Grimm (1786), Emil Kraepelin (1856), Peter Simon Pallas (1741), Franz Halder (1884), and George Paget Thomson (1892). After him are Pope Victor II (1018), Regiomontanus (1436), Joseph Beuys (1921), Thomas à Kempis (1380), Moses Mendelssohn (1729), and Harald zur Hausen (1936).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Mayer Amschel Rothschild ranks 106. Before him are Christian V of Denmark (1646), Otto of Bavaria (1848), Julius Streicher (1885), Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662), Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse (1868), and Hermann Müller (1876). After him are Valdemar I of Denmark (1131), Fritz Sauckel (1894), Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (1655), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551), Ilse Koch (1906), and Rupert, King of Germany (1352).

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