Henry H. Arnhold

Henry H. Arnhold
Born
Heinrich-Hartmut Richard Gustav Arnhold

(1921-09-15)September 15, 1921
Dresden, Saxony (now Germany)
DiedAugust 23, 2018(2018-08-23) (aged 96)
New York City, US
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBanker

Heinrich-Hartmut Richard Gustav "Henry" Arnhold (September 15, 1921 – August 23, 2018) was an American banker and philanthropist. He was born in Dresden, the fourth child of Lisa and Heinrich Arnhold. The Arnhold family owned Arnhold Brothers, one of Germany's largest private banks, founded in 1864. In 1931 the bank joined with S. Bleichröder to form Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder.

Arnhold escaped German-occupied Norway for the United States in 1941. There, during World War II, he served in that country's army intelligence as one of the Ritchie Boys. After the war he joined the family's now New York-based Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder; where he served as chairman since 1960. In 1967 he seeded First Eagle Fund NV fund ran by George Soros.

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