Baron Benjamin de Rothschild Dead: Billionaire Dies of Heart Attack

Baron Benjamin de Rothschild, a prominent global philanthropist and Swiss financier, has died suddenly at the age of 57, according to the Edmond de Rothschild group whose board of directors he chaired.

“It is with deep regret and great sadness that Edmond de Rothschild Group announces the passing of Benjamin de Rothschild following a heart attack at his home in Pregny (Switzerland) in the afternoon of 15 January 2021,” the group’s statement says. His net worth was more than $1.5 billion, according to Forbes, which calls him a “descendant of the French Rothschild banking family.” According to the Edmond de Rothschild Group, Benjamin de Rothschild was born on July 30, 1963, the son of Edmond and Nadine de Rothschild. “At the head of the group created by his father since 1997, he developed it in an exceptional way during all these years,” the group’s news release says. His father’s parents fled to Switzerland during World War II, according to Bloomberg.

Forbes reports that the group “manages over $175 billion in assets, with interests from banks in France and Switzerland to restaurants and hotels.”

“Visionary entrepreneur, passionate about finance, speed, sailing and automobiles, wine enthusiast, Benjamin de Rothschild was also an active philanthropist, namely involved in developing innovation within the Adolphe de Rothschild Foundation Hospital. With his unique character, Benjamin de Rothschild never ceased to transform and modernise his legacy, in line with the family’s values,” the press release from the Edmond de Rothschild Group says.

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