Benjamin de Rothschild Dies at the Age of 57
Posted on 01/17/2021
Benjamin de Rothschild has died at the age of 57 on January 15, 2021. He oversee a large banking business started by his father in 1953. He is survived by his wife, Ariane de Rothschild, and their four adult daughters.
Benjamin de Rothschild died of a heart attack Friday afternoon at his home in Pregny, Switzerland. He was Chairman of Edmond de Rothschild Group, a banking group named after his father. Edmond de Rothschild Group says it manages assets worth 160 billion euros.
Benjamin de Rothschild is a descendent of the Rothschild family, which has a nearly 300-year history running European banks. Benjamin de Rothschild’s father Edmond de Rothschild died of emphysema on November 2, 1997 in Geneva at the age of 71.