Gérard Louis-Dreyfus

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Gérard C. Louis-Dreyfus

Born Gérard C. Louis-Dreyfus
1932
Paris, France
Nationality French
Other names William Louis-Dreyfus
Occupation investor
Employers self employed
Title Ex Chairman of Louis Dreyfus Energy Services
Net worth $2.9 billion
Spouse Phyllis B. Louis-Dreyfus (to present)
Judith Bowles (to 1962)
Children Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Phoebe Emily Dominique Louis-Dreyfus Eavis
Emma R. Louis-Dreyfus

Gérard C. Louis-Dreyfus (born 1932, Paris), also known as William Louis-Dreyfus, is a French- Jewish- American businessman. With his family's net worth estimated at $2.9 billion by Forbes, he is one of the richest men in the world.[1] He is the chairman of Louis Dreyfus Energy Services and the great grandson of Léopold Louis-Dreyfus, founder of Louis Dreyfus Group.[2]

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[edit] Life

In 1940 he moved to the United States with his American mother after her divorce from Pierre. By 1945 he had adopted the name William as a symbol of his integration into American society.

While in France he retains the name Gérard; in the US he is William. After graduating from Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University and Duke University School of Law, he worked at the law firm of Dewey Ballantine, New York, before joining Louis Dreyfus in 1965.

Gérard Louis-Dreyfus is said to be a distant relative to Alfred Dreyfus pre-World War I French Jewish capitain.

[edit] Family

[edit] Immediate family

First Wife: Judith Bowles. Separated, 1962.

Child With Judith Bowles:

Second Wife: Phyllis B. Louis-Dreyfus.

Children With Phyllis Louis-Dreyfus:

  • social worker Phoebe Émilie Dominique Louis-Dreyfus Eavis, born May, 1968.
  • social worker Emma R. Louis-Dreyfus, born 1974.

Gérard Louis-Dreyfus is said to have two other children, also by Phyllis Louis-Dreyfus.

[edit] Cousins

One cousin is Jean Louis-Dreyfus, grandson of the family business founder, Léopold Louis-Dreyfus. Another cousin is Robert Louis-Dreyfus, the former chief executive officer of Adidas.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Forbes.com Gérard Louis-Dreyfus & family. Forbes.com (October 2004). Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
  2. ^ Gerard Louis Dreyfus Executive Biography. Louis Dreyfus Group. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.

[edit] See also

List of billionaires


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NAME Louis-Dreyfus, Gérard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Louis-Dreyfus, William
SHORT DESCRIPTION businessman
DATE OF BIRTH 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris, France
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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