Jacques de Reinach

Jacques de Reinach
Born(1840-04-17)17 April 1840
Frankfurt, Germany
Died19 November 1892(1892-11-19) (aged 52)
Paris, France
Carricature: The Panama Canal: Baron de Reinach is forced to swallow poison. Watercolour drawing by H.S. Robert, ca. 1897.

Baron Jacob Adolphe Reinach[1] (17 April 1840 – 19 November 1892), known as Jacques de Reinach was a French banker of Jewish German origin, involved in many major financial deals before being brought down by the Panama scandals. He was the son of Clementine Oppenheim (1822–1899) and her husband Adolphe de Reinach (1814–1879), Belgian consul in Frankfurt, ennobled in Italy in 1866 and then confirmed as a noble by William I of Germany.

  1. ^ Not to be confused with the Alsatian line of the barons of Reinach.