About Ignacio Bauer
Lived 1827 – 1895 (aged 67). Ignacio Bauer was an Austrian and Spanish entrepreneur and banker.
Ignacio Salomón Bauer (1828–1895) was a Hungarian-born Spanish banker of Jewish descent. He was an agent of Rothschild banking house in Madrid, taking over from Daniel Weisweiller in 1853.
In a marriage arranged by James Mayer de Rothschild, he married Ida Morpurgo, daughter of Rothschild's agent in Triest, and later bought the Palacio Bauer as family residence.
The character of Daniel Morton in Benito Pérez Galdós' Gloria (1877) was based on Bauer.
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Who was Ignacio Bauer?
Spanish banker (1827–1895)
When was Ignacio Bauer born?
Ignacio Bauer was born on 4 July 1827 in Budapest, Pest.
When did Ignacio Bauer die?
Ignacio Bauer died on 30 May 1895 in Madrid.
What was Ignacio Bauer's occupation?
Ignacio Bauer was an entrepreneur and banker.
What nationality was Ignacio Bauer?
Ignacio Bauer was Austrian and Spanish.
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