Adolphe Goldschmidt

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Adolphe Goldschmidt (1838 - 6 April 1918, London) was co-inheritor of the Goldschmidt family bank. In 1893 he and his brother, Maximilian decided to close the bank and leave Frankfurt. Adolphe went first to Paris and then to London, where he bought a large home. He also bought a 2,500 acre country estate in Suffolk. Adolphe and his wife became collectors of art. They acquired many expensive pieces including furniture of Louis XV and Louis XVI.

Adolphe did not want to go back into banking, but he became a sleeping partner in Helbert Wagg & Co. and invested in bonds. He also held interests in the Central Mining Investment Corp., which controlled mines in South Africa and had interests in the De Beer diamond and oil business.

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