Sir Evelyn De Rothschild Dead at 91 – British Financier who was Knighted by the Queen Passes Away
By Holly Christodoulou
BRITISH financier Sir Evelyn de Rothschild has died aged 91, his family announced today.
Sir Evelyn was the son of Anthony de Rothschild and Yvonne Cahen d’Anvers of the Bischoffsheim banking family.
Sir Evelyn de Rothschild has passed away
His family confirmed he died “peacefully at home” in a statement.
The financier was born in London in 1931 to a famous banking family.
He attended Harrow School and the University of Cambridge before dedicating his life to his family’s bank after his father retired in 1961.
Sir Evelyn was chief executive and chairman of the bank NM Rothschild and Sons Ltd between 1976 and 2003.
He was also chairman of The Economist from 1972 to 1989.
Under his watch, his family’s bank’s total assets grew from £40 million to £4.6 billion.
Sir Evelyn was knighted by the Queen for services to banking and finance in 1989.
As he got older, he began dedicating his life to philanthropy – chairing the Eranda Rothschild foundation, which has donated more than £73million to medical research, education and the arts.
Sir Evelyn also founded conservation charity Elephant Family with the Duchess of Cornwall’s late brother, Mark Shand.
He is survived by his wife Lynn and three children Jessica, Anthony, and David, as well as two step-sons, Benjamin Forester Stein and John Forester Stein.
Sir Evelyn pictured with King Charles
He dedicated his life to his family’s bank after his father retired in 1961
Sir Evelyn’s horse Crystal Ocean won the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2018
The financier is survived by his wife Lynn
Original source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20357284/sir-evelyn-de-rothschild-dead-financier/