Levy Barent Cohen
Levy Barent Cohen (* 1747 in Amsterdam , † 1808 in England) was an English financier and Jewish communal worker .
The son of the wealthy Amsterdam merchant Barent Cohen went to England with his brother and built up a large business in London by 1778. In 1798 he was naturalized and eventually known as one of the city's leading merchants. He set up some shops and the Jewish hospital.
He was married twice. Through his children he was associated with almost all of the leading Jewish families in England. Hannah married Nathan Mayer Rothschild , Judith married Moses Montefiore , Jessy married Meyer Davidson in 1816 (* around 1785 in Germany; Rothschild's first agent) and the others in the Goldsmid, Samuel and Lucas families.
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- ↑ Levy Barent Cohen - JewishEncyclopedia.com
- ^ Rainer Liedke: NM Rothschild and Sons ; P. 104
- ↑ The Rothschild Archive: Correspondence Department ( Memento of the original from August 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Cohen, Levy Barent |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English financier and Jewish community worker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1747 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1808 |
| Place of death | England |