Bloch, Jan

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–: Bloch · Jan Bloch · Jan Bogumił Bloch

(1836–1902), financier and economist. Born in Radom, Jan (Ivan) Bloch converted to Protestantism in 1851 and to Roman Catholicism in 1856. He began his career in Warsaw as a financier in the banking firm of Szymon Toeplitz. Between 1856 and 1864, Bloch lived in Saint Petersburg where he helped to establish the Warsaw–Petersburg railway; this project set the base for his substantial fortune.

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Bloch, Jan

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has abstract: (1836–1902), financier and economist. Born in Radom, Jan (Ivan) Bloch converted to Protestantism in 1851 and to Roman Catholicism in 1856. He began his career in Warsaw as a financier in the banking firm of Szymon Toeplitz. Between 1856 and 1864, Bloch lived in Saint Petersburg where he helped to establish the Warsaw–Petersburg railway; this project set the base for his substantial fortune. @en
title: Bloch, Jan
alternative label: Bloch
alternative label: Jan Bloch
alternative label: Jan Bogumił Bloch
preferred label: Bloch, Jan
has related: Banking
has related: Conversion
has related: Economic Life
has related: Kronenberg Family
has related: About this Article (Poland)
has related: Radom
has related: About this Article (Russia)
has related: Saint Petersburg
has related: Warsaw

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