Eugen Gutmann

Eugen Gutmann
Kommerzienrat a.d.
Gutmann portrayed by Max Liebermann, 1907
Born
Eugen Gutmann

(1840-06-24)24 June 1840
Dresden, Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia
(now Germany)
DiedAugust 21, 1925(1925-08-21) (aged 85)
Munich, Bavaria, Weimar Republic
Resting placeBerlin-Wedding
NationalityGerman
Occupations
  • Banker
  • philanthropist
  • art collector
Known for
Children7, including Friedrich

Eugen Gutmann (24 June 1840 - 21 August 1925) was a German banker, philanthropist and art collector who is primarily known for founding Dresdner Bank and co-founder of Deutsche Orientbank and the German-South American merchant bank.[1]

He primarily collected silverware which was partially sold to J. P. Morgan and today is exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[2][3][4] Gutmann is also the namesake of the Eugen-Gutmann-Society (Eugen-Gutmann-Gesellschaft) which is the historical association preserving the history of Commerzbank.[5]

  1. ^ Redaktion (2020-08-21). "21. August 1925: Abschied von Eugen Gutmann". BANKINGCLUB (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  2. ^ "The Metropolitan Museum of Art and New York State Department of Financial Services Announce the Return of a 16th-Century Silver Stem Cup to the Heirs of the Eugen Gutmann Estate - The Metropolitan Museum of Art". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  3. ^ "News - The Metropolitan Museum of Art". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  4. ^ "A Gubbio dish from the Gutmann collection (Gutmann IV-B)". Restitutiecommissie. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  5. ^ "Eugen-Gutmann-Gesellschaft e.V. | Aktuelles". www.eugen-gutmann-gesellschaft.de. Retrieved 2024-02-25.