Mayer Amschel Rothschild (23 February 1744 – 19 September 1812; also spelled Anschel) was a German Jewish banker and the founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty. Referred to as a “founding father of international finance”, Rothschild was ranked seventh on the Forbes magazine list of “The Twenty Most Influential Businessmen of All Time” in 2005. With the help of relatives, Rothschild secured an apprenticeship under Jacob Wolf Oppenheimer at the banking firm of Simon Wolf Oppenheimer in Hanover in 1757. The grandson of Samuel Oppenheimer taught Rothschild useful knowledge in foreign trade and currency exchange, before he returned to his brothers’ business in Frankfurt in 1763. – Information: The five sons of Mayer Amschel Rothschild https://family.rothschildarchive.org/people/21-mayer-amschel-rothschild-1744-1812 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayer_Amschel_Rothschild