Louis F. Rothschild

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Louis F. Rothschild
Born(1869-09-04)September 4, 1869
DiedJune 15, 1957(1957-06-15) (aged 87)
Education City College of New York
Columbia University
Columbia Law School
OccupationInvestment banker
Known forFounding L.F. Rothschild
Spouse
Cora Guggenheim
(m. 1873;died 1956)
Relatives Simon F. Rothschild (brother)
Meyer Guggenheim (father-in-law)
Daniel Guggenheim (brother-in-law)
Solomon Guggenheim (brother-in-law)
Simon Guggenheim (brother-in-law)
Benjamin Guggenheim (brother-in-law)
Simon Guggenheim (brother-in-law)
William Guggenheim (brother-in-law)

Louis Frank Rothschild (September 4, 1869 - June 15, 1957) was an American investment banker and founder of the eponymous investment banking firm L.F. Rothschild.

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Biography

Rothschild was born on September 4, 1869, to Frank and Amanda (Blum) Rothschild in New York City and he was not related to the Rothschild family of Europe. [1] [2] His brother was Simon F. Rothschild.

He was raised in a Jewish family and educated in public schools and received a B.S. from the City College of New York in 1889, a Ph.B. from Columbia University's School of Political Science (later became the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences) in 1890, and graduated from Columbia Law School in 1891. [3] [4] He practiced law from 1891 to 1893 and was engaged in manufacturing from 1893 to 1902. [2]

He was a member of the New York Stock Exchange and founded L.F. Rothschild in 1899 with partner Leonard A. Hochstadter, formerly of the firm, Albert Loeb & Co. and their practice took up offices at 32 Broadway in New York City [5] His firm concentrated on arbitrage. [6]

Philanthropy

He was involved in philanthropy and served as the treasurer of the Hospital for Joint Diseases (today part of NYU Langone Medical Center) for forty years. [3]

Personal life

Rothschild was married to Cora Guggenheim (1873-1956) on January 3, 1899, daughter of Meyer Guggenheim, patriarch of the Guggenheim family, and the two had three children: Louis F. Rothschild, Jr. (1900-1902), Muriel Barbara Scott (1903-1999), [7] [8] and Gwendolyn Fay Rothschild (1906-1983). [2] [9] He died on June 15, 1957, and was survived by his two daughters, a brother, and three grandchildren. [3]

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