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Hermann Wallich

1833 – 1928

German private banker

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Lived 1833 – 1928 (aged 94). Hermann Wallich was a German banker.

Hermann Wallich (December 28, 1833 – April 30, 1928) was a German Jewish banker. He was born in Bonn as the son of a skintrader.

Wallich completed a banking apprenticeship in Cologne, and then worked for 15 years for various French Banks, including as director of the Shanghai branch of the Comptoir d'Escompte. In 1870, he was appointed co-chairman of Deutsche Bank by Adelbert Delbrück and Ludwig Bamberger. Under his leadership and that of Georg von Siemens, Deutsche Bank became rapidly one of Germany's largest commercial banks. Among other things, it financed the establishment of many industrial conglomerates, such as BASF, Bayer, AEG, and Mannesmann.

Hermann Wallich married Anna Jacoby in 1875. The couple had a son, Paul Wallich (1882–1938), who also worked as a banker, and a daughter, Ilse. Wallich's grandson Henry Wallich emigrated to the United States and served as member on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in the 1970s and 1980s. Hermann Wallich died in Berlin, aged 94.

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Who was Hermann Wallich?

German private banker (1833–1928)

When was Hermann Wallich born?

Hermann Wallich was born on 28 December 1833 in Bonn.

When did Hermann Wallich die?

Hermann Wallich died on 30 April 1928 in Berlin.

What was Hermann Wallich's occupation?

Hermann Wallich was a banker.

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Hermann Wallich was German.

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· Wikidata: Q107627

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