Fould family

The Fould family is a prominent family and financial dynasty of French Jewish descent.[1] It was founded by Beer Léon Fould, a wine-dealer's son from Lorraine, who moved to Paris in 1784 to establish a banking business.[2][3] The name comes from the Hessian city of Fulda.

Family tree

  • Jacob Fould (1736–1830), wine dealer
    • Beer Léon Fould (1767–1855), banker, married to Charlotte Brulhen (1766–1818)
      • Benoît Fould (1792–1858), banker and art collector, married to Helena Oppenheim, daughter of Salomon Oppenheim (1772–1828), banker
      • Louis Fould (1794–1858), banker, married to Adèle Brull (1809–1839)
        • Édouard Fould (1834–1881), politician, mayor of Lurcy-Lévis
      • Achille Fould (1800–1867), banker and French minister of finance
        • Adolphe-Ernest Fould (1824–1875), banker and politician
          • Charles Armand Achille-Fould (1861–1926), politician, conseiller général des Hautes-Pyrénées, married to Maria Louise Heine, daughter of Armand Heine (1818–1883), banker
            • Armand Achille-Fould (1890–1969), politician
        • Gustave-Eugène Fould (1836–1884), banker and politician
    • Abraham Fould (1774–1842)
      • Emile Fould (1803–1880)
        • Paul Fould (1837–1917), married to Eve Mathilde de Günzburg (1844–1894), daughter of Joseph Günzburg (1812–1878), banker
        • Alphonse Fould (1850–1913), married to Ernestine DuPont
          • Hélène Fould (1878–1927), married to Paul Helbronner (1871–1938), topographer
      • Eugène Fould (1806–?)

References

  1. Barbier, Frédéric (1991). Finance et Politique : La Dynastie des Fould : XVIIIe-XXe siècle (in French). Paris: A. Colin. ISBN 0220037531.
  2. Barbier, Frédéric (1989). "Les origines de la maison Fould : Beer Léon et Bénédict Fould (vers 1740–1864)". Revue Historique 281 (569): 159–192. JSTOR 40954842.
  3. Smith, Michael Stephen (2006). The Emergence of Modern Business Enterprise in France: 1800–1930. Harvard University Press. p. 52. ISBN 0674019393.

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