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Baron Rodolphe Hottinguer was a
Like his father, Rodolphe at the age of 18 left Paris on a journey to England. He returned to Paris for a very short period before he took off on another voyage; the destination this time was America. When he returned, he achieved vast success in the financial world. His first stop was Constantinople, where he linked Hottinger & Cie with all the great banking families in Europe. During this time he founded the Ottoman Bank. For this he was personally thanked by the sultan and made
Biodata
hottinger.com; accessed 18 February 2015.
lavf.com; accessed 18 February 2015. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hottinguer, Baron Rodolphe 1835 births 1920 deaths Rodolphe French barons French bankers Regents of the Banque de France French Protestants
bank
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er that ran his family owned French bank Messieurs Hottinguer & Cie taking over from his father Baron Jean–Henri Hottinguer in 1866. He passed on the bank to his son Baron Henri Hottinguer at the age of 83. He was born in Paris
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in 1835 and died there in 1920.
History
Like his father, Rodolphe at the age of 18 left Paris on a journey to England. He returned to Paris for a very short period before he took off on another voyage; the destination this time was America. When he returned, he achieved vast success in the financial world. His first stop was Constantinople, where he linked Hottinger & Cie with all the great banking families in Europe. During this time he founded the Ottoman Bank. For this he was personally thanked by the sultan and made grand vizier
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.
Career
During his time, the Hottinger banking house played an important role in major development projects in France and elsewhere in Europe: creation of major manufacturing and services companies, the co-founding of banking and insurance companies and the first railways—Baron Rodolphe was Vice Chairman ofChemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
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, and his portrait, next to that of Sarah Bernhardt, still forms part of the fresco depicting numerous personalities of the time at the famous Train Bleu restaurant at the Gare de Lyon
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in Paris.
The Work of Baron Rodolphe during this time was to safeguard the Hottinguer Bank during the agitated times of the war of 1870 and the Great War. When he reached the age of 83 he entrusted the Bank to his son Henri Hottinguer.
See also
* Hottinguer Family * Hottinger GroupReferences
Sources
*''Messieurs Hottinguer Banquiers à Paris'', Max Gérard, 1968, Tome Premier. * ''Capitals of Capital, A History of International Financial Centres, 1780–2005'', /External links
Biodata
hottinger.com; accessed 18 February 2015.
lavf.com; accessed 18 February 2015. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hottinguer, Baron Rodolphe 1835 births 1920 deaths Rodolphe French barons French bankers Regents of the Banque de France French Protestants