Naphtali heart Günzburg
Naphtali Herz Günzburg , also Horace Günzburg (born February 8, 1833 in Zvenigorodka , Kiev Governorate , Russian Empire ; † March 2, 1909 in Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian banker and a member of the Günzburg Jewish-Russian merchant and banker family .
Günzburg was the director of the bank founded by his father Joseph Günzburg , one of the central financial institutions in Russia. Among other things, he also managed the financial affairs of Grand Duke Ludwig III. von Hessen and near Rhine , who appointed him Consul General (1868–1872) of the Grand Duchy of Hessen in Russia. This was the only time that the Russian government approved the appointment of a Jew .
The Russian government in turn appointed Günzburg to the State Council. Thanks to his relations with the aristocracy and authorities, Günzburg successfully tried to improve the situation of the Jews in Russia. He was ennobled by the Grand Duke of Hesse in 1870.
The Günzburg-Bank stopped its business activities in Russia in 1892 due to a crisis in the Russian credit system.
Baron Günzburg, who was Petersburg councilor until 1892, was also president of the Petersburg Jewish community and of the Society for the Promotion of Culture among the Jews of Russia . He refused to allow Jews to emigrate from Russia and, as chairman of the Russian committee of the Jewish Colonization Association , urged that the money from the Baron Hirsch Fund be used to promote agriculture and handicrafts among the Jews in Russia. Logically, he was a member of the board of the Russian founding group of ORT .
Daughter Mathilde (1866–1917) married Ludwig von Gutmann (1860–1900), a nephew of Wilhelm von Gutmann , in 1888 .
See also
- Günzburg (family)
- World ORT , Günzburg was one of the well-known petitioners to the Tsar in 1880
Web links
- Horace, Baron Günzburg on britannica.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Günzburg, Naphtali heart |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gunzburg, Horace |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian banker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1833 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zvenigorodka , Kiev Governorate , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 2, 1909 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |