Adolph Salomonsohn
German lawyer and banker (1831–1919)
Adolph Salomonsohn (19 March 1831 – 4 January 1919) was a German lawyer, banker and businessperson. The proprietor of Disconto-Gesellschaft during 1869–1888, Salomonsohn influenced the establishment of the stock market in Germany.
Early life and education
Adolph Salomonsohn was born on 19 March 1831 in Inowrazlaw, Prussia (present-day Inowrocław, Poland) to Gedalia Salomonsen (1799–1837), a Danish-born merchant, and Ernestine Salomonsohn (née Levÿ; 1801–1867). Through his father Salomonsohn was the grandson of Rabbi Salomon Abraham Gedalia (1776–1844) and the great-grandson of Rabbi Abraham Gedalia, the Chief Rabbi of Denmark. Salomonsohn was one of 8 siblings.
Salomonson attended a Gymnasium in Bromberg (present day, Bydgoszcz) before studying law.
Career
Salomonsohn first worked as an assessor in the guardianship department of the Berlin City Court. He rejected David Hansemann's offer to work for the Disconto-Gesellschaft in Berlin and instead started to practice as a lawyer and notary in Ratibor (Racibórz). After being publicly insulted by the Prussian minister of justice, Leopold zur Lippe-Biesterfeld-Weißenfeld, Salomonsohn closed his law office to return to Berlin and started to work for the Disconto-Gesellschaft in 1863. He was given procuration in 1866 and became a proprietor in 1869.
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