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Eugène Pereire

French politician, private banker, entrepreneur and engineer (1831-1908)¹

Eugène Péreire (1 October 1831 – 21 March 1908) was a French financier and politician of Sephardic Jewish origin from Portugal. The son of Isaac Pereire of the prominent Pereire brothers, he founded Banque Transatlantique in 1881.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Eugène Pereire (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 1, 1831, died Mar 21, 1908.¹

About

In 1857, Péreire married Juliette Fould of the Fould family. They had two daughters:

Alice Pereire (1858–1931), married to Salomon Halfon, President of Banque Transatlantique 1909–23

Marie Pereire (1860–1936), married to Jules Halphen, son of Eugène Halphen of the Halphen family

Péreire was a member of parliament for the Tarn department from 1863 to 1869.

From Wikipedia’s article on Eugène Pereire, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Banque TransatlantiqueFounder¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedÉcole Centrale Paris³
Date not recordedLycée Condorcet³

Career

Occupation: politician, financier, engineer, beamter.⁶

1863 to 1869Deputy of Tarn⁵
Date not recordedFounded Banque Transatlantique⁴
Date not recordedConsul general⁵

Personal life

BornOct 1, 1831, Paris⁷
DiedMar 21, 1908, 8th arrondissement of Paris⁸
CitizenshipFrance⁹
SpouseJuliette Fould¹⁰

Awards

Date not recordedCommander of the Legion of Honour¹¹

Sources

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WikidataEugène Pereire on Wikidata
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WikidataEugène Pereire: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataEugène Pereire: Founded Banque Transatlantique, on Wikidata
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WikidataEugène Pereire: Consul general, on Wikidata
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WikidataEugène Pereire: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataEugène Pereire: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataEugène Pereire: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataEugène Pereire: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataEugène Pereire: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataBanque Transatlantique, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsEugène Pereire photo by Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain