Aaron of Lincoln (born at Lincoln, England, about 1125, died 1186) was an English Jewish financier. He is believed to have been the wealthiest man in Norman England; it is estimated that his wealth exceeded that of the King.[1] He is first mentioned in the English pipe-roll of 1166 as creditor of King Henry II for sums amounting to £616 12s 8d in nine of the English counties. He conducted his business through agents, and sometimes in conjunction with Isaac, fil Joce; by these methods building up what was practically a great banking association that spread throughout England.[2]
- ^ Chazan, Robert (2006). The Jews of Medieval Western Christendom, 1000–1500. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 159. ISBN 0-521-84666-8.
- ^ "Jewish communities and their expulsion from England in 1290". www.bbc.co.uk.