Emil Ladenburg

Emil Ladenburg
Born August 22, 1822
Mannheim, Germany
Died January 8, 1902(1902-01-08) (aged 79)
Frankfurt, Germany
Nationality German
Occupation Businessman
Known for President of E. Ladenburg
Spouse(s) Eugenie Halphen
Children 4
Parent(s) Sara Mayer Ladenburg
Herrmann Ladenburg

Emil Ladenburg (August 22, 1822 – January 8, 1902) was a Privy Councilor, German banker, and co-owner of the Frankfurt-based bank E. Ladenburg which was eventually purchased by Deutsche Bank in 1930.

Biography

Ladenburg was born to a wealthy Jewish family on August 22, 1822 in Mannheim, Germany, the son of banker Herrmann Ladenburg (1791-1862) and Sara Mayer (1793-1855). W. H. Ladenburg & Söhn was founded in 1789 by his grandfather, Wolf Hajum Ladenburg (1766-1851). In 1838, his brother, Ludwig (1817-1877), established a branch in Frankfurt, Germany. In 1848, after the departure of his brother, Emil assumed control of the Frankfurt bank. The name of the bank was changed to E. Ladenburg after the parent in Mannheim went public.

Personal life

On March 17, 1852, Ladenburg married Eugenie Halphen (born August 22, 1829 in Paris; died August 16, 1866 in Frankfurt), the daughter of a respected Parisian family related to the Paris Rothschilds. They had two sons, Adolph and August; and two daughters, Marie and Emma. In 1877, his daughter Emma Ladenburg (born 1859 in Frankfurt) married Wilhelm Merton, the founder of Metallgesellschaft. His son Adolph, co-founded the private American merchant bank Ladenburg Thalmann, with Ernst Thalmann in 1876.[1] Ladenburg died on January 8, 1902 in Frankfurt, Germany. He is buried in the Jewish cemetery in Rat-Beil-Straße. (Grablage: Block III - 9 - 181).

His strong interest in music made his home a meeting place for respected artists. The violinist and composer Joseph Joachim (1831-1907) and the pianist and composer Clara Schumann (1819-1896) were amongst the family's closest friends.

References

  1. ↑ Supple, Barry E. (1957). "A Business Elite: German-Jewish Financiers in Nineteenth-Century New York". Business History Review. 31 (2): 143–178. JSTOR 3111848.
  • Dr. Leopold Ladenburg: Stammtisch of the Ladenburg family, published by J. Ph. Walther, Mannheim 1882.
  • Florian Waldeck: Ladenburg, in: "Old Mannheimer Families", writings of the Family History Association Mannheim, self-published, Mannheim 1920 (reprinted 1986).
  • New German Biography, Volume 13, page 388; Volume 17, page 185
  • Signpost to the tombs of well-known personalities on Frankfurt cemeteries. Frankfurt am Main 1985, p. 52
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