Felix Warburg
1871 – 1937 American banker, philanthropist
New York banker and philanthropist married into the Schiff family of Kuhn, Loeb.
- Religion
- Ashkenazi Jewish.
- Affiliations
- Partner at Kuhn, Loeb & Co; founding chairman of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
He was a partner at Kuhn, Loeb & Co and married Frieda Schiff, daughter of the firm's dominant partner Jacob Schiff. He devoted much of his life to Jewish relief work, chairing the Joint Distribution Committee.
Connections
- family of Jacob Schiff — His father-in-law; Felix married Schiff's daughter Frieda.
- family of Jacob Schiff — His son-in-law; Frieda Schiff married Felix.
- family of Max Warburg — His brother, a Kuhn, Loeb partner in New York.
- family of Paul Warburg — His brother, also a Kuhn, Loeb partner.
- family of Paul Warburg — His brother; both were Kuhn, Loeb partners.
In the timeline
- 1897 Felix Warburg becomes Kuhn, Loeb partner central figure