Evelyn Robert de Rothschild
| Evelyn de Rothschild | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Evelyn Robert Adrian de Rothschild 29 August 1931 Westminster, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education |
Harrow School Trinity College, Cambridge (did not graduate) |
| Spouse(s) | Jeannette Bishop (divorced) Victoria Lou Schott (divorced) Lynn Forester de Rothschild |
| Children |
with Schott:
step children with Forester:
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| Parent(s) | Yvonne Lydia Louise Cahen d'Anvers Anthony Gustav de Rothschild |
with Schott:
step children with Forester:
Sir Evelyn Robert Adrian de Rothschild (born 29 August 1931) is a British billionaire financier, and a member of the Rothschild family.
Son of Anthony Gustav de Rothschild (1887–1961) and Yvonne Lydia Louise Cahen d'Anvers (1899–1977), he was named after his uncle Evelyn Achille de Rothschild who was killed in action in World War I. Evelyn de Rothschild spent several of his boyhood years in the United States during World War II. He was a pupil at Harrow School and then studied history at Trinity College, University of Cambridge but he dropped out before obtaining a degree.
Born into great wealth, Evelyn de Rothschild became one of England's most eligible bachelors, spending his youth travelling, socialising, driving exotic sports cars, enjoying thoroughbred horse racing and playing polo. It was not until age 26 that he decided to join N M Rothschild & Sons banking house to be trained in the family's business. In 1955, a couple years prior to Sir Evelyn's entry into the family's business, his father had to retire from the position of chairman due to illness and his cousin Victor Rothschild took over as chairman.
Evelyn de Rothschild was appointed a director of Paris-based de Rothschild Frères in 1968 while Guy de Rothschild from the French branch of the family became a partner at N M Rothschild & Sons. In 1976 he took over as bank chairman from Victor Rothschild and in 1982 became chairman of Rothschilds Continuation Holdings AG, the co-ordinating company for the merchant banking group. He became co-chairman of Rothschild Bank A.G., Zurich in 1994, serving until 2003 when he oversaw the merger of the family's French and UK houses. David René de Rothschild of the French branch took over as executive chairman of Rothschild International after the different branches had been merged and Sir Evelyn continued as non-executive chairman of N M Rothschild & Sons. In 2003, he founded with his wife, Lynn Forester de Rothschild, a holding company, E.L. Rothschild, to manage their investments in The Economist and various enterprises in India.
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