Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish german banker”. Today it says “jewish german banker and close confidant of otto von bismarck”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Jewish German banker”. It now reads “German banker (1822–1893)”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Bleichröder was born in Berlin . He was the eldest son of Samuel Bleichröder , who founded the banking firm of S. Gerson first joined the family business in 1839. In 1855 upon the death of his father, Gerson became the head of the banking firm. The bank maintained close contacts with the Rothschild family ; the banking house of Bleichröder acted as a branch office in Berlin of the Rothschilds' bank. Traditionally, the Rothschilds represented the banking interests of the Austrian-controlled German Confederation in Europe. In the conflict between the rapidly rising and expanding nation of Prussia and the "pro-Austrian" German Confederation, the Rothschild Bank was largely caught in an uncomfortable position in the middle of the conflict.1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Bleichröder was born in Berlin . He was the eldest son of Samuel Bleichröder, who founded the Bleichröder Bank in 1803 in Berlin. The bank maintained close contacts with the Rothschild family ; the banking house of Bleichröder acted as a branch office in Berlin of the Rothschilds' bank. Bleichröder was concerned with the private banking transactions of Otto von Bismarck and with the transfer of credits and/or placing of loans on behalf of the Prussian state and the German Empire . He was also a partner at the investment bank of Ladenburg Thalmann . Bleichröder and his family were made Prussian nobles on 8 March 1872, in Berlin . Bleichröder was only the second Jew in Prussia to be ennobled . Bleichröder was preceded only by Abraham Oppenheim , another banker close to the regime, ennobled four years earlier.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Bleichröder was born in Berlin . He was the eldest son of Samuel Bleichröder , who founded the banking firm of S. Gerson first joined the family business in 1839. In 1855 upon the death of his father, Gerson became the head of the banking firm. The bank maintained close contacts with the Rothschild family ; the banking house of Bleichröder acted as a branch office in Berlin of the Rothschilds' bank. Traditionally, the Rothschilds represented the banking interests of the Austrian-controlled German Confederation in Europe. In the conflict between the rapidly rising and expanding nation of Prussia and the "pro-Austrian" German Confederation, the Rothschild Bank was largely caught in an uncomfortable position in the middle of the conflict.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Bleichröder was born in Berlin . He was the eldest son of Samuel Bleichröder , who founded the banking firm of S. Gerson first joined the family business in 1839. In 1855 upon the death of his father, Gerson became the head of the banking firm. The bank maintained close contacts with the Rothschild family ; the banking house of Bleichröder acted as a branch office in Berlin of the Rothschilds' bank. Traditionally, the Rothschilds represented the banking interests of the Austrian-controlled German Confederation in Europe. In the conflict between the rapidly rising and expanding nation of Kingdom of Prussia and the "pro-Austrian" German Confederation, the Rothschild Bank was largely caught in an uncomfortable position in the middle of the conflict.
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German banker (1822–1893) Gerson von Bleichröder (22 December 1822 – 18 February 1893) was a Jewish German banker .He was also a close confidant of Otto von Bismarck , serving as his financial agent.He became the first non-converted Jew in Prussia to be granted a hereditary title of nobility.The Historical Atlas of the Jewish People .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish german banker”. Today it says “jewish german banker and close confidant of otto von bismarck”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Jewish German banker”. It now reads “German banker (1822–1893)”. Read the current article and compare.
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jewish german banker
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jewish german banker and close confidant of otto von bismarck
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