Benoît Fould

Benoît (Bénédict) Fould (21 November 1792 – 28 July 1858) was a French banker and scion of the Fould family.

[1] Fould was married to Helena Oppenheim, daughter of Salomon Oppenheim, founder of Sal.

Oppenheim private bank.

The bride's dowry made part of the initial capital of the new bank, Fould-Oppenheim et Cie.[2] Ferdinand de Lesseps would name Fould as a founder of the Suez Canal Company.

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