Max Warburg
Max Warburg | |
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 Max Warburg in 1904; by Rudolf Dührkoop | |
| Born | Max Moritz Warburg June 5, 1867 |
| Died | December 26, 1946 (aged 79) |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Spouse |
Alice Magnus (m. 1899) |
| Children | Eric Warburg (1900–1990) |
Max Moritz Warburg (5 June 1867 – 26 December 1946) was a German banker and scion of the wealthy Warburg family based in Hamburg, Germany.
Early life
Max Warburg was one of seven children born to Moritz Warburg, the director of the family's Hamburg bank, and his wife Charlotte Oppenheim of the Oppenheim family, another prominent German-Jewish banking family.[1]
His siblings were art historian and cultural theorist
Felix, son-in-law to Jacob Schiff and partner at Kuhn, Loeb & Co.; Fritz; Olga; and Louisa.[1]
Career
He apprenticed in
Kaiser Wilhelm II prior to World War I.[1]
In the 1930s, despite the rise of the
Aryanization. He then emigrated to the United States
in 1938.
Personal life
Max Warburg married Alice Magnus in 1899, and together they had four daughters (including
Eric Warburg (1900–1990), who served during WW2 and was later involved with the OSS, along with founding E.M. Warburg & Co, later known as Warburg Pincus. His company did deals on Wall Street with help of people like Alan Dulles, and he maintained a close relationship with John J. McCloy over the years.[2]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0525431831.
- ^ "Eric M. Warburg (1900–1990): Transatlantic commuter and mediator". transatlanticperspectives.org. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- Berghoff, Hartmut; Köhler, Ingo (2007). "Redesigning a Class of Its Own: Social and Human Capital Formation in the German Banking Elite, 1870–1990". S2CID 154894034.
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