[3] He was educated at Schule Schloss Salem near Lake Constance, where Kurt Hahn was a significant presence after the Second World War.
At the outbreak of war, they had to leave Paris suddenly in September 1939 and were interned in Basel before being allowed to return to Germany.
Mallinckrodt rebelled in various ways, was severely punished and, on two occasions, sent to work in munitions factories.
[4] Von Mallinckrodt started his career in trainee roles at a number of merchant banks, including Münchmeyer & Co. in Hamburg in 1951, before moving to Kleinwort Sons & Co. in London in 1953.
[9] He also had close connections with INSEAD, where a fellowship in international finance and asset management was funded by Schroders in his name.
[10] He was keenly interested in developing better Anglo-German relations and was an early supporter of the Königswinter Conference.
[2] Von Mallinckrodt was a keen walker and skier and enjoyed spending time at his family home in Bavaria.
Von Mallinckrodt was awarded an Honorary KBE in 1997 in recognition of his service to the UK’s banking and finance industry.