Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe

Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe
Deutsch c.1903
Born
Salomon Henry Deutsch

25 September 1846
Paris, France
Died24 November 1919(1919-11-24) (aged 73)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forPetroleum businessman

Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe (French: [ɑ̃ʁi døtsʃ la mœʁt]; 25 September 1846 – 24 November 1919), born Salomon Henry Deutsch, was a successful French petroleum businessman (known as the "Oil King of Europe"), and a supporter of early aviation. He sponsored a number of prizes to encourage the development of aviation technologies, including the Grand Prix d'Aviation and the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize.