Octave Homberg Explained

Octave Marie Joseph Kérim Homberg, Jr. (19 January 1876 – 9 July 1941) was a French diplomat, author, and financier. He was director of the Indo-China Bank.

Biography

He was born on 19 January 1876 in Paris, France to Octave Homberg, Sr. (1844-1907). During World War I he appealed to the United States for loans and participated in the 1915 Anglo-French Financial Commission. He headed the Commission of Bankers and Economists in France in 1917.[1]

In 1920 he founded the Société financière française et coloniale, which he led until early 1931.

He died on 9 July 1941 in Cannes, France.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Octave Homberg Heads Commission of Bankers and Economists . . July 9, 1917 . 2015-03-25 .
  2. News: 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. . July 11, 1941 . 2015-03-25 .