Rachel, Countess d'Avigdor (19 September 1816 – 5 November 1896)[1] was an English Jewish philanthropist and communal worker.
She was privately educated by some of the most eminent teachers of the time, including Thomas Campbell, the poet.
[2] Shortly after their marriage, the Count and Countess d'Avigdor went to London, where were born their three sons and one daughter.
Her husband, from whom she eventually separated, returned to Paris, and became a personal friend of Napoleon III, who conferred upon him the title of Duke of Acquaviva.
[2] Both the Bayswater Jewish Schools and the Jews' Deaf and Dumb Home owed their inception principally to her advocacy.