Lorenz Zuckermandel

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Lorenz Zuckermandel
Photograph of Lorenz Zuckermandel in 1901
Born	(1847-02-18)18 February 1847
Died	6 January 1928(1928-01-06) (aged 80)
Known for	translating the Divine Comedy into German

Lorenz Zuckermandel (18 February 1847 – 6 January 1928) was a German banker, investor, founder, and translator; among other things, of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. Born the son of a poor farmer in Bürglein, located in the district of Ansbach, he eventually became part of Berlin's financial establishment in the second half of the 19th century and joined the ranks of the bourgeoisie at the time.