When people talk about the richest individuals today, names like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, or Mark Zuckerberg dominate the headlines. But there's one dynasty that has quietly amassed wealth, power, and ...

Mayer Amschel Rothschild, original architect of the family fortune, was born in 1744. He lived above the family shop with up to 30 relatives in extremely cramped conditions.

Patriarch Mayer Amschel Rothschild had such a tremendous impact on international banking that Forbes in 2005 named him to its list of 20 most Influential Businessmen. Rothschild died in 1812.

The Rothschilds' story begins in the Jewish ghetto of Frankfurt, Germany, where Mayer Amschel Rothschild, the patriarch of the family, made his mark in the 18th century as a banker to the elite.

As old Mrs. Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who gets the wittiest lines Nunnally Johnson was able to pack into his script, Helen Westley is superb. Called upon to explain why she has lived so long, ...

Today is Thursday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2006 with 311 to follow. Mayer Amschel Rothschild (23 February 1744 – 19 September 1812) was the founder of the Rothschild family international ...

LONDON — More than 200 years ago a German banker, Mayer Amschel Rothschild, sent his five sons to different European cities to guarantee the survival of what became one of the most prominent ...

Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812) grew up in Frankfurt's Judengasse, the narrow lane where the city's 3,000 Jewish residents were confined to live. Conditions were overcrowded and harsh.

Mayer Amschel Rothschild, original architect of the family fortune, was born in 1744. He lived above the family shop with up to 30 relatives in extremely cramped conditions.