Georg von Siemens

Biography

Georg von Siemens (21 October 1839 – 23 October 1901) was a German banker and liberal politician.

Georg von Siemens was the first managing director of Deutsche Bank from 1870 to 1900. Under his leadership, Deutsche Bank financed the establishment of many German industrial conglomerates, including BASF, Bayer, AEG and Mannesmann. Another priority was the financing of international railway projects, including the Northern Pacific and the Baghdad Railway.

From 1874 until his death, Siemens was elected several times into the German Reichstag. Until 1880, he represented the National Liberal Party. After the breakup of the National Liberals, Siemens joined various progressive parties, at first the Secession, from 1884 to 1893 the German Free-minded Party, and thereafter the Free-minded Union.