Andre Oscar Wallenberg
1816 – 1886 Swedish banker, politician
Founder of the bank at the heart of the Wallenberg business dynasty.
- Religion
- Lutheran (Church of Sweden).
- Affiliations
- Founded Stockholms Enskilda Bank, forerunner of SEB; member of the Swedish parliament.
A former naval officer, he founded Stockholms Enskilda Bank in 1856, which grew into the core of the Wallenberg family's control over much of Swedish industry. His descendants built a network of holdings in companies such as Ericsson, ABB and Electrolux.
Connections
- family of Jacob Wallenberg — His great-great-great-grandfather, the founder.
- family of Marcus Wallenberg — His descendant who expanded the industrial holdings.
- family of Marcus Wallenberg — His grandfather, founder of the bank.
- family of Raoul Wallenberg — His descendant, the wartime diplomat.
- family of Raoul Wallenberg — His great-great-grandfather founded the family bank.