Isaac Pereire
Isaac Pereire (born November 25, 1806 in Bordeaux , † July 12, 1880 in Armanvilliers ) was a French financier, industrialist, publicist and patron of Portuguese- Sephardic origin.
The grandson of Jacob Rodrigues Pereira , a pioneer of sign language , closely followed his older brother Émile Pereire after the early death of his father , worked like him in a Paris bank and communicated through Olinde Rodrigues , a pupil of Henri de Saint -Simon , in relevant circles. Like his brother, he worked as a journalist, writing for "Le Globe," "Le Temps," "Le Journal des Débats," etc.
From 1835 the brothers became involved in railway construction, starting with the first French line from Paris to St.-Germain through major projects such as the Chemin de Fer du Nord in 1845 and going abroad. In 1852 it founded the Société Générale du Crédit Mobilier . This initially successful company had to be liquidated in 1867. However, the Péreires remained prominent and influential, even after the end of the Second Empire. From 1876 to 1880 Isaac Péreire was the owner of the Paris daily newspaper "La Liberté."
Fonts (selection)
- Leçons sur l'Industrie et les Finances, Prononcées à la Salle de l'Athenée. Paris 1832
- Le Rôle de la Banque de France et l'Organisation du Crédit en France. Paris 1864
- Principes de la Constitution des Banques. Paris 1865
Web links
- Jewish Encyclopedia ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pereire, Isaac |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Péreire, Isaac |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French financier, industrialist, publicist and patron of Portuguese-Sephardic origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bordeaux |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 12, 1880 |
| Place of death | Armanvilliers |