Octave Homberg
Appearance
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Octave Marie Joseph Kérim Homberg, Jr. (19 January 1876 – 9 July 1941) was a French diplomat, author, and financier. He was director of the Indo-China Bank.[1]
Biography
[edit]He was born on 19 January 1876 in Paris, France to Octave Homberg, Sr. (1844-1907).[1] During World War I he appealed to the United States for loans and participated in the 1915 Anglo-French Financial Commission. He headed the Commission of Bankers and Economists in France in 1917.[2]
In 1920 he founded the Société financière française et coloniale, which he led until early 1931.
He died on 9 July 1941 in Cannes, France.[1]
External links
[edit]- Octave Homberg at the Internet Archive
- Octave Homberg at the WorldCat
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Octave Homberg, French Financier. Negotiated Loans Here and in England in World War. Dies on the Riviera. Author And Collector. Ex-Director of the Indo-China Bank. Leader in Movement to Stabilize the Franc". New York Times. July 11, 1941. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ^ "Octave Homberg Heads Commission of Bankers and Economists" (PDF). New York Times. July 9, 1917. Retrieved 2015-03-25.