‘Towering presence’ Lord Jacob Rothschild dies aged 87
Former prime minister Sir Tony Blair has been among those paying tribute to financier and member of the well-known Rothschild banking dynasty, Lord Jacob Rothschild, after his death at the age of 87.
Described by his family as a “towering presence in many people’s lives”, Lord Rothschild started his career in the family bank, NM Rothschild & Sons, in 1963.
He went on to found businesses and charitable foundations and was a renowned patron of the arts and philanthropist.
Lord Rothschild’s family have an, and give away a reported £66 million to causes, education and art.
