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August von Finck
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| Intro | German businessman | ||||
| A.K.A. | August von Finck jr. | ||||
| Is | Financial professional Banker Investor | ||||
| From | Germany | ||||
| Type | Business Finance | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 11 March 1930, Munich, Germany | ||||
| Age | 91 years | ||||
| Star sign | Pisces | ||||
| Residence | Thurgau, Switzerland | ||||
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The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
August von Finck Jr. (born 1930) is a Swiss-based German billionaire businessman.
Early life
He was born in 1930 in Munich, the son of August von Finck Sr., and the grandson of Wilhelm von Finck, who started a private bank in 1870 that became Merck Finck & Co.
Career
In January 2015, according to Forbes, he had a net worth of $7.7 billion.
Other interests
The German state government of Baden-Württemberg authorized the sale of an incunable about Medieval history to him. The price is around 20 million euros.
It is likely that Finck is a financial supporter of the German far right party AfD.
Personal life
He is married to Francine. They have four children and live in Weinfelden Castle in Thurgau canton, Switzerland. His eldest son is August François von Finck.
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https://www.forbes.com/profile/august-von-finck/
https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/august-von-finck/
http://www.medievalum.com/index.php/se-vende-incunable-medieval/
https://www.heise.de/tp/features/AfD-Die-Masken-fallen-3830717.html
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/billionaire-backing-may-have-helped-launch-afd-a-1241029.html
https://viaf.org/viaf/311439967
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/containsVIAFID/311439967