Eugen Gutmann
Eugen Gutmann was a German banker, philanthropist and art collector who is primarily known for founding Dresdner Bank and co-founder of Deutsche Orientbank and the German-South American merchant bank.
He primarily collected silverware which was partially sold to J. P. Morgan and today is exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Gutmann is also the namesake of the Eugen-Gutmann-Society which is the historical association preserving the history of Commerzbank.
Early life and education
Gutmann was born 24 June 1840 in Dresden, Saxony, the third of twelve children, to Bernhard Gutmann, a private banker, and Maria, who was originally from Bohemia. He was raised in a wealthy Jewish family.Career
In 1872, Gutmann advised the v. Kaskel family, to form a stock corporation and turn their family bank into Dresdner Bank. Between 1872 and 1920, Gutmann served as chairman of the supervisory board and is referred to as the founder of the banking institute. In 1905, he was the co-founder of Deutsche Orientbank and the German-South American merchant bank. He was also notable for being the financier and board member of several companies in the German heavy industry.Personal life
In 1873, Gutmann married Sophie Magnus-Gerson, of Leipzig. They had seven children;- Lili Eugenie Anna Gutmann, who married twice to Luca Orsini Baroni, an Italian politician and diplomat and then to Adolf Freiherr von Holzing-Berstett, a nobleman.
- Toinon Rosalie Henriette 'Antonie' Gutmann married Hans Henric von Essen of Stockholm.
- Waulther Gutmann
- Herbert Maximilian Magnus Gutmann
- Kurt Gutmann
- Max Ludwig Gutmann
- Friedrich Bernhard Eugen Gutmann, married to Erika Luise Freiin von Landau ; both murdered during The Holocaust; two children who later used the surname Goodman.