Man of Influence. Sir Siegmund Warburg, 1902-1982
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- Author(s) Attali, Jacques
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1986
- Pages 346pp
- Publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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First published in France in 1985. Biography written by an economist and author who had been a 'key economic adviser' to a French President. Includes much about the Warburg family and bankers, and their community, prior to S G Warburg starting his business in 1930s. Deals with the rise of his business, especially in 1950s and 60s, and his wider contribution to the development of international investment banking. Includes family tree. Chapters include: 'Fortune in a name, 1559-1902'; 'Power at court, 1902-33'; 'War money, 1933-45'; 'Riches of peace, 1945-60'; 'Contraband dollars, 1960-73'; 'Last refuge, 1973-82'