Ferdinand de Rothschild, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFerdinand de Rothschild
British politician
Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1839
Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
Date of Death: 17-Dec-1898
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Ferdinand de Rothschild
- Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, how he was referred to in the UK, or Ferdinand James Anselm, Freiherr von Rothschild (17 December 1839 – 17 December 1898) was a British Jewish banker, art collector and politician, who was a member of the prominent Rothschild family of bankers.
- He identified as a Liberal, later Liberal Unionist, MP who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1898.
- Ferdinand had a sister, Miss Alice, who like her brother was a keen horticulturalist and collector.
- She inherited Ferdinand's property, Waddesdon Manor, in 1898 after he died and likewise continued the tradition of using the house as a place to keep his impressive collections.
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