Abraham Ernst Mendelssohn Bartholdy^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1776 - 1835  (58 år)

• Navn	Abraham Ernst Mendelssohn Bartholdy
  Fødsel	10 dec. 1776	Berlin, Berlin, Tyskland
  	Falk anfører: 1772.
  Voksendåb	4 okt. 1822	Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Tyskland
  	Adresse: Franske reformerte Kirke
  Levned	Financier. The son of German-Jewish philospher Moses Mendelssohn and father of composers Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn. Born in Berlin, he showed an early interest in cultural life, co-founding the Jewish liberal society Gesellschaft der Freunde (1792) and becoming an active member of the Berlin Singakademie (1793). During that time his brother Joseph founded the Berlin bank of Mendelssohn and Friedlaender, and at his behest Abraham went to Paris in 1797 to study banking. He became a partner in 1804 and the firm was renamed J & A Mendelssohn, with headquarters in a new branch in Hamburg. This city was invaded by the French Army in 1810; the brothers were less than cooperative with the occupying forces and the following year they had to flee in disguise to Berlin. They were heavily fined for refusing to help fund Napoleon's Russian campaign. After Napoleon's defeat in 1815, the Mendelssohns established themselves in the heart of Berlin's financial district and joined a consortium of German banks, led by the House of Rothschild, to secure war reparations from France. A Paris branch was opened for this purpose. In 1822 Abraham sold his partnership to become an independent financial broker and devote himself to philanthropic pursuits; afterwards the bank was reorganized as Mendelssohn & Co. Abraham strongly believed that Jews should assimilate into German society and in 1816 he and his family converted to Christianity, adding "Bartholdy" to the family name. The Mendelssohns' affluent home in Berlin hosted Sunday salons at which Felix and Fanny, both child prodigies, were the star attractions. Their father spared no effort to give both the best musical education and Felix became a famous composer while still in his teens; but in keeping with the social code of the era he forbade Fanny from pursuing music as a profession. He died of a stroke at 58. Abraham seemed philosophical about his place in history. He liked to say, "First I was the son of my father, now I am the father of my son", and "I am but a dash connecting Moses and Felix Mendelssohn". But this is too modest. Besides providing Felix with the ideal environment for his genius to develop, he helped build one of Germany's most important private banks, an institution that survived under family ownership for 140 years. Mendelssohn & Co. was liquidated by the Nazis in 1938. (Bio by: Bobb Edwards, findagrave)
  Beskæftigelse	Bankier
  Begravelse	1835	Berlin, Dreifaltigkeitsfriedhof Kreuzberg
  Død	19 nov. 1835	Berlin, Berlin, Tyskland
  	Årsag: Blodprop
  Person-ID	I1372	Simon
  Sidst ændret	5 dec. 2023

  
  

  Far	Moses Mendelssohn,   f. 6 sep. 1729, Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Tyskand d. 4 jan. 1786, Berlin, Berlin, Tyskland (Alder 56 år)
  Mor	Fromet Guggenheim,   f. 6 okt. 1737, Altona, Pinneberg, Slesvig-Holsten d. 16 mar. 1812, Hamburg, Hamburg, Tyskland (Alder 74 år)
  Ægteskab	22 jun. 1762	Berlin, Berlin, Tyskland
  	Yderligere børn i ægteskabet: Sarah Mendelssohn (c. 1763 -c. 1764), Dorothea Veronika Breindel Mendelssohn (1764 - 1839), Breindel Dorothea Mendelssohn (c. 1764 - c. 1839), Haim Mendelssohn (c. 1766 -c. 1766), Recha Rechel Mendelssohn (1767 - 1831), Joseph Mendelssohn (1770 - 1848), Henrietta Jente Maria Mendelssohn (1775 - 1831), Susgen Mendelssohn c. 1778 - c. 1780), Nathan Carl Theodor Nathanel Mendelssohn (1781 - 1852, instrumentbygger).
  Familie-ID	F443	Gruppeskema  |  Familietavle

  
  

  Familie	Leah Lilly Salomon,   f. 26 mar. 1777, Brandenburg, Berlin, Tyskland d. 12 dec. 1842, Brandenburg, Berlin, Tyskland (Alder 65 år)
  Ægteskab	26 dec. 1804	Berlin, Berlin, Tyskland
  	Ifl. Guggenheim: 26 Apr1804.
  Børn	1. Fanny Cecilia Mendelssohn Bartholdy,   f. 14 nov. 1805, Hamburg, Hamburg, Tyskland d. 14 maj 1847, Berlin, Berlin, Tyskland (Alder 41 år)   2. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy,   f. 3 feb. 1809, Hamburg, Hamburg, Tyskland d. 4 nov. 1847, Leipzig, Sachsen, Tyskland (Alder 38 år)   3. Rebekka Henriette Mendelssohn Bartholdy,   f. 11 apr. 1811   d. 1 dec. 1858, Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Tyskland (Alder 47 år)   4. Paul Herman Mendelssohn-Bartholdy,   f. 30 okt. 1812, Berlin, Berlin, Tyskland d. 21 jun. 1874, Berlin, Berlin, Tyskland (Alder 61 år)
  Familie-ID	F444	Gruppeskema  |  Familietavle
  Sidst ændret	5 dec. 2023

  
  

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