Octave Homberg
Basil Blackett, Octave Homberg and Ernest Mallet arriving in New York City to appeal for financial aid in 1915.
Octave Marie Joseph Kérim Homberg, Jr. (January 19, 1876 - July 9, 1941) was a French diplomat, author, and financier. He was director of the Indo-China Bank.[1]
Biography
He was born on January 19, 1876 in Paris, France to Octave Homberg, Sr. (1844-1907).[1] During World War I he appealed to the United States for loans. He headed the Commission of Bankers and Economists in France in 1917.[2]
He died on July 9, 1941 in Cannes, France.[1]
External links
- Octave Homberg at the Internet Archive
- Octave Homberg at the World Cat
References
- 1 2 3 "Octave Homberg, French Financier. Negotiated Loans Here and in England in World War. Dies on the Riviera. Author And Collector. Ex-Director of the Indo-China Bank. Leader in Movement to Stabilize the Franc". New York Times. July 11, 1941. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ↑ "Octave Homberg Heads Commission of Bankers and Economists". New York Times. July 9, 1917. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
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