Abraham Oppenheim
German banker (1804-1878)
Abraham Oppenheim (24 May 1804 in Cologne – 9 October 1878 in Cologne), titled in 1868 as Abraham Freiherr von Oppenheim, was a German banker and patron.
Life and career
Oppenheim was the second son among the twelve children of banker Salomon Oppenheim, Jr. and his wife Therese Stein (1775–1842). Stein (also known as Deigen Levi) was the daughter of a businessman from Dülmen.
The eldest son of Salomon Oppenheim, Jr., Simon, joined his father's banking house in 1821. Abraham followed in the same year, and their mother Therese Oppenheim was given signatory power.
In 1826, Salomon Oppenheim gave his sons Simon and Abraham general power of attorney to continue the banking business. In 1828, Abraham was made a partner. The brothers transformed their father's commission and exchange house into a major private bank. Through Abraham's marriage in 1834 to Charlotte Beyfus, the Oppenheim family became relatives of the Rothschild family.
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