Simon Moritz Bethmann (banker)

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Simon Moritz Bethmann

Simon Moritz Bethmann (* 1721 in Nassau ; † 1782 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German merchant and banker .

Life

Simon Moritz Bethmann was the youngest son of the Nassau bailiff of the same name, Simon Moritz Bethmann (1687–1725). He became a partner of his older brother Johann Philipp and together with him founded the later Bethmann-Bank in Frankfurt, which was born out of the inheritance of his maternal uncle Jakob Adami . In 1746 he received civil rights in the city where he stood out for his charity. Simon Moritz Bethmann died childless.

literature

  • Claus Helbing: The Bethmanns. From the history of an old trading house in Frankfurt am Main . Gericke, Wiesbaden 1948.
  • Wilhelm Stricker:  Bethmann, Simon Moritz v. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, pp. 574-576. (mainly through his nephew Simon Moritz von Bethmann)
personal data
SURNAME Bethmann, Simon Moritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German merchant and banker
DATE OF BIRTH 1721
PLACE OF BIRTH Nassau
DATE OF DEATH 1782
Place of death Frankfurt am Main