August von Finck, Sr.

Male, Deceased Person

1898 – 1980

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Who was August von Finck, Sr.?

August von Finck, Sr. was a German banker.

He was born in Kochel, German the son of banker Wilhelm von Finck, founder of insurance giant Allianz and private bank Merck Finck & Co. Following the Anschluss of Austria to Nazi Germany, his business benefited greatly when the Nazis seized the Vienna-based firm of S M von Rothschild and in October 1939 sold it to Merck, Finck & Co. His son August von Finck, Jr. sold the businesses to Barclays in 1990.

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Born
Jul 18, 1898
Kochel
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Nationality
  • Germany
Died
Apr 22, 1980

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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