Gustav Christian Schwabe
Merchant, Deceased Person
1813 – 1897
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Who was Gustav Christian Schwabe?
Gustav Christian Schwabe was a German-born merchant and financier who funded companies such as John Bibby & Sons, Harland and Wolff and the White Star Line. Born in Hamburg, Germany, Schwabe moved to Liverpool in 1838 and spent his working life there. Later, Schwabe would spend more time at his house in London, and retired in 1893.
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- Born
- May 10, 1813
Hamburg - Spouses
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 10, 1897
Kensington Palace Gardens
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on July 23, 2013
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