Joseph Ainslie Bear (May 28, 1878 – July 13, 1955) was an American banker who co-founded the investment bank Bear Stearns.
Joseph Ainslie Bear | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joseph Ainslie Bear May 28, 1878 |
| Died | July 13, 1955 (age 77) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Known for | Co-founder of Bear Stearns |
| Spouse | Julia Pam |
Biography
editBear was born to a Jewish family on May 28, 1878, in Louisville, Kentucky.[1] He was educated in France, Germany, and Switzerland.[2] He worked at the bond trading firm J.J. Danzig where he met Harold C. Mayer and Robert B. Stearns.[2][3] In 1923, they founded Bear Stearns with $500,000 in capital.[2]
References
edit- ^ Jacob Rader Marcus; Judith M. Daniels (eds.). "The Concise Dictionary of American Jewish Biography". Hebrew Union College. p. 37.
- ^ a b c Malloch, Theodore Roosevelt; Mamorsky, Jordan D. (February 22, 2013). The End of Ethics and A Way Back: How To Fix A Fundamentally Broken Global Financial System. Wiley. ISBN 9781118550274.
- ^ "Harold C. Mayer, a philanthropist and founder of a Wall St. brokerage house, died in Forte Dei Marmi, Italy, while on vacation, at 68. Mayer was a trustee of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York and Mount Sinai Hospital". Jewish Post. 23 August 1963.
- ^ Historical encyclopedia of Illinois with commemorative biographies. pp. 72–74.
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