Pierre David-Weill
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Pierre David-Weill was a French
investment banker.
Born Pierre Sylvain Désiré Gérard David-Weill in Paris
, France
, he was the son of Flora Raphael and David David-Weill (1871-1952), Chairman of Lazard Frères. He followed in his father's footsteps and in 1927 became a partner in the Paris office of the family's bank at the time under the direction of the Raymond Philippe.
In 1932 Pierre David-Weill married Berthe Haardt with whom he had a son, Michel David-Weill
(born 1932) and a daughter, Eliane David-Weill born in 1935.
Along with Lazard Frères minority partner, André Meyer
, Pierre David-Weill and his family fled the German occupation of France during World War II to the safety of the United States
. There, he took charge of the firm's office in New York City
where he remained until the liberation of France by Allied Forces in 1944. On his return to Paris, he left André Meyer in charge of American operations and along with Felix Rohatyn
, they expanded Lazard Frères business to make it a leading Euro-American investment bank.
Pierre David-Weill died in 1975. Despite converting to Catholicism
in the mid-1960s, he is interred with his wife in the Jewish section of the Cimetière du Montparnasse in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris.
France
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investment banker.
Born Pierre Sylvain Désiré Gérard David-Weill in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, he was the son of Flora Raphael and David David-Weill (1871-1952), Chairman of Lazard Frères. He followed in his father's footsteps and in 1927 became a partner in the Paris office of the family's bank at the time under the direction of the Raymond Philippe.
In 1932 Pierre David-Weill married Berthe Haardt with whom he had a son, Michel David-Weill
Michel David-Weill
Michel David-Weill is a French investment banker and former Chairman of New York City based Lazard Frères.He is the son of Berthe Haardt and Lazard Frères chairman Pierre David-Weill...
(born 1932) and a daughter, Eliane David-Weill born in 1935.
Along with Lazard Frères minority partner, André Meyer
André Meyer
André Benoit Mathieu Meyer was a French-born American Wall Street investment banker.Meyer was born in Paris to a low-income family. As a boy, he began following the workings of the stock market and out of necessity left school at age sixteen to work as a messenger at the Paris Bourse...
, Pierre David-Weill and his family fled the German occupation of France during World War II to the safety of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. There, he took charge of the firm's office in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
where he remained until the liberation of France by Allied Forces in 1944. On his return to Paris, he left André Meyer in charge of American operations and along with Felix Rohatyn
Felix Rohatyn
Felix George Rohatyn is an American investment banker known for his role in preventing the bankruptcy of New York City in the 1970s, who also served as United States Ambassador to France. He was a long term advisor to the U.S...
, they expanded Lazard Frères business to make it a leading Euro-American investment bank.
Pierre David-Weill died in 1975. Despite converting to Catholicism
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
in the mid-1960s, he is interred with his wife in the Jewish section of the Cimetière du Montparnasse in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris.