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Rothschild — Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., vol. 23（1911）

*Encyclopædia Britannica*, 11th edition (Cambridge University Press, 1911) — transcription from Wikisource.

Claims Supported by This Source

  1. States that the founder's "numismatic tastes" earned him the friendship of Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, and he became his agent in 1801.
  2. Nathan obtained information via "carrier pigeons and his own fast sailing vessels." "He is said to have been present on the field of Waterloo." He conveyed private information of the allied victory to London "several hours before the public" and "made a great fortune by buying stock which had fallen on the news of Blücher's defeat two days before."
  3. Lists *Das Haus Rothschild* (1858), Picciotto (1875), Francis (1853), Treskow (1837), and Roqueplan (1868) in the bibliography.

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