Bookstamp of Emil Wassermann

Bookstamp of Emil Wassermann

Wassermann, Emil (1842-1911)

This is the bookstamp of Emil Wassermann. Emil, who was born on May 12th 1842 in Wallerstein, Germany and died on November 12th 1911 in Berlin, Germany, was the initiator of the banking tradition in the Wassermann Family. He owned and directed A.E. Wassermann, a private banking house, for almost 50 years. Most members of the Wassermann family immigrated to the United States at the beginning of World War II.

Emil’s son, Oscar, was the best known of the Wassermann family. He was part of the executive board of the Deutsche Bank and the Disconto – Gesellschaft Berlin, and he was a member of the general council of the Reichsbank. After the passing of the enabling act of 1933, Oscar was suspended from his positions.

Wassermann, Emil (1842-1911)

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