Edmond James de Rothschild | |
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Born | Abraham Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild 19 August 1845 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
Died | 2 November 1934 Boulogne-Billancourt, France | (aged 89)
Resting place | Ramat HaNadiv (Israel) Père Lachaise (France) (1935–1954) |
Nationality | French |
Spouse | |
Children | James Armand de Rothschild Maurice de Rothschild Alexandrine de Rothschild |
Parent(s) | James Mayer Rothschild Betty von Rothschild |
Baron Abraham Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild (Hebrew: הברון אברהם אדמונד בנימין ג'יימס רוטשילד, romanized: HaBaron Avraham Edmond Binyamin Ya'akov Rotshield; 19 August 1845 – 2 November 1934) was a French member of the Rothschild banking family. A strong supporter of Jewish settlement in Palestine, his large donations lent significant support to the First Aliyah, which helped lead to the establishment of the State of Israel—where he is simply known as "The Baron Rothschild", "HaBaron" (lit. 'The Baron'), or "Hanadiv Hayeduah" (lit. 'The noble donator').[1]