Amschel Moses Rothschild
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Amschel Moses Rothschild (died 6 October 1755) was an 18th century German Jewish moneychanger and trader in silk cloth in the ghetto
(called "Judengasse" or Jew Alley) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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He was the son of Moses Kalman Rothschild (died 19 October 1735).
He married Schönche Lechnich (died 1756).
They had eight children, of whom the fourth was Mayer Amschel Rothschild
, who went on to be the founder of the Rothschild family
international banking dynasty.
Amschel Moses Rothschild died in a smallpox epidemic in the Frankfurt ghetto in 1755.
Ghetto
A ghetto is a section of a city predominantly occupied by a group who live there, especially because of social, economic, or legal issues.The term was originally used in Venice to describe the area where Jews were compelled to live. The term now refers to an overcrowded urban area often associated...
(called "Judengasse" or Jew Alley) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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He was the son of Moses Kalman Rothschild (died 19 October 1735).
He married Schönche Lechnich (died 1756).
They had eight children, of whom the fourth was Mayer Amschel Rothschild
Mayer Amschel Rothschild
Mayer Amschel Rothschild was the founder of the Rothschild family international banking dynasty that became the most successful business family in history. In 2005, he was ranked 7th on the Forbes magazine list of "The Twenty Most Influential Businessmen Of All Time"...
, who went on to be the founder of the Rothschild family
Rothschild family
The Rothschild family , known as The House of Rothschild, or more simply as the Rothschilds, is a Jewish-German family that established European banking and finance houses starting in the late 18th century...
international banking dynasty.
Amschel Moses Rothschild died in a smallpox epidemic in the Frankfurt ghetto in 1755.