The Stern family is a

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

French

banking family Banking families are families which have been involved in banking for multiple generations, in the modern era generally as owners or co-owners of banks, often named for their families. Banking families have been important in the history of ...

originally from

Frankfurt Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...

. It traces back to Samuel Hayum Stern (1760–1819), who in the 1780s became a wine merchant in Frankfurt. His son, Jacob Samuel Heyum Stern, started a banking business, named , in 1805 in Frankfurt. His sons expanded the family venture to

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

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and

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

, of which the latter became most prominent as Bank Stern and later as J. Stern & Co.

Family tree

* Samuel Hayum Stern (1760–1819) ** Jacob Samuel Heyum Stern (1780–1833) *** Wolf Jacob Stern (1801–1854) **** Saly Wilhelm Stern (1832–?) *****

Jacques Stern Jacques Stern (born 21 August 1949) is a cryptographer, currently a professor at the École Normale Supérieure. He received the 2006 CNRS Gold medal. His notable work includes the cryptanalysis of numerous encryption and signature schemes, th ...

(1882–1949) *** (1805–1886), banker in Paris, founder of AJ Stern & Co. (which later became Bank Stern) **** Henriette Stern (1836–1905), married to Georges Halphen (1832–1906) *****

Fernand Halphen Fernand Gustave Halphen (18 February 1872 – 16 May 1917) was a French Jewish composer. Life and career Fernand Halphen was the son of Georges Halphen, a diamond merchant, and of Henriette Antonia Stern (1836–1905), who was from the Stern ban ...

(1872–1917), composer **** Jacques Stern (1839–1902), banker in Paris, co-founder of Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas, married to **** Louis Stern (1840–1900), banker in Paris, married to Ernesta de Hierschel ***** Jean Stern (1874–1962), fencer, 1908 Olympic gold medalist, married to Claude Lambert (daughter of and ) *** Julius Jacob Stern (1807–1852), a banker in Berlin **** Julius James Stern (1835–1901) *****

Albert Gerald Stern Sir Albert Gerald Stern (24 September 1878 – 2 January 1966) was a banker who became the Secretary of the Landship Committee during World War I, where his organisational ability assisted the Committee in creating the first British tank. Durin ...

(1878–1966) *****

Frederick Claude Stern Sir Frederick Claude Stern (18 April 1884, Knightsbridge, London – 10 July 1967) was a botanist and horticulturalist, known for developing the gardens at Highdown Gardens, for creating several cultivars of garden plants and for his publication ...

(1884–1967) **** (1837–1900) **** Suzette Stern (1845–?), married to Henri Jules Fould (1837–1895) ***** Marguerite Fould (1866–1956), married to her second cousin (1854–1936) *** Leopold Stern (1810–1846), banker *** David de Stern (–1877), banker in London, co-founder of

Stern Brothers Stern's (originally Stern Brothers) was a regional department store chain serving the U.S. states of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The chain was in business for more than 130 years. In 2001, Stern's parent company Federated Departmen ...

, ennobled by

Luís I of Portugal Dom Luís I (31 October 1838, in Lisbon – 19 October 1889, in Cascais), known as The Popular (Portuguese: O Popular) was a member of the ruling House of Braganza,"While remaining patrilineal dynasts of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha accord ...

in 1869 **** Sydney Stern (1845–1912) **** Helen Stern (1847–1933), married to

Charles Warde Sir Charles Edward Warde, 1st Baronet (20 December 1845 – 12 April 1937) was a Conservative Party politician in England who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1892 to 1918. He was born in Ireland, the son of General Sir Edward Warde ...

(1845–1937) ****

Edward Stern Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

(1854–1933), London banker and philanthropist, married to: 1. Constance Jessel (1858–1918), daughter of George Jessel; 2. Sybil Grace (1887–1979), daughter of Sir Adolf Tuck **** Alice Stern (1854–1925), married to Francis Lucas ***

Hermann de Stern Hermann de Stern, Baron de Stern (1815–1887) was a German-born British banker and senior partner of the firm of Stern Brothers. Early life and career Stern was born in 1815 in Frankfurt am Main, Grand Duchy of Frankfurt, to the prominent St ...

(1815–1887), banker in London, co-founder of

**** Emily Theresa Stern (1846–1905), wife of Edward Dutton, 4th Baron Sherborne (1831–1919) **** Herbert Stern (1851–1919) ***** Herman Alfred Stern (1900–1984), married to Beatrice Capel (sister of Boy Capel) **** Laura Stern, married to David Lionel Goldsmid-Stern-Salomons *** Salomon Stern (1818–1890), banker **** (1854–1937), Paris banker and art collector, married to his second cousin Marguerite Fould (1866–1956) ***** Suzanne Stern (1887–1954), married to ***** Maurice Stern (1888–1962), banker in Paris ****** Antoine Stern (1925–1995), banker, married to Christiane Laroche (divorced from Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber) *******

Édouard Stern Édouard Stern (18 October 1954 – 28 February 2005) was a French banker famously murdered in Geneva, Switzerland, by a woman he had a four-year relationship with. At the time of his death, he was the 38th richest French citizen. Biography ...

(1954–2005), banker, married to Béatrice David-Weill (daughter of Michel David-Weill) ******** Henri Stern ******** Louis Stern ******** Mathilde Stern ****** Gerard Stern (1927–), married to Brigitte Noetzlin (granddaughter of ) ******* Jerome Stern (1969–), banker in London, founder of J. Stern & Co, married to Sarah von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (daughter of

Gilbert de Goldschmidt Gilbert de Goldschmidt (26 April 1925 - 1 January 2010) was a German-born French film producer and writer. Life and career Born in Berlin, at young age de Goldschmidt moved to France, where he started his first production company Madeleine Fil ...

) **** Therese Stern (1859–1935), wife of Louis Singer (son of ) ** Caroline Stern (1782–1854), married Salomon Mayer von Rothschild (1774–1855)

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