Charles Louis-Dreyfus

Charles Louis-Dreyfus (August 21, 1870 – July 30, 1929) was a co-director of the commodity distribution and trading company, Louis Dreyfus Group.

Biography Louis-Dreyfus was born in Zurich to a Jewish family, the middle of three sons of Léopold Louis-Dreyfus (1833–1915) and Emilie Lang (1840–1918). His brothers were Louis Louis-Dreyfus (1867–1940) and Robert Louis-Dreyfus (1877–1907). In 1915, his father died, turning over the family company to sons Louis and Charles, who served as co-directors. During World War I, the firm expanded into the maritime arms trade supplying the belligerents to war.

Personal life In 1904, he married Sarah Germaine Hément (1882-1964); they had four children: Eliane Heilbronn (1906–1995), Pierre Louis-Dreyfus (1908–2011), François Louis-Dreyfus (1909–1958), and Arlette Louis-Dreyfus (1911–2001). After Louis-Dreyfus's death in 1929, his brother Louis took over the family company.