Maurice Pierre Ruffer (1857-1935) was a French-born British banker.
Maurice Ruffer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 May 1857 Lyons, France |
| Died | 20 February 1935 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Known for | A Ruffer & Sons |
| Relatives | Sir Marc Armand Ruffer (brother) |
Early life edit
Maurice Pierre Ruffer was the son of Baron Alphonse Charles Jacques Alexandre Ruffer (1819-1896, first Baron de Ruffer), who founded the bank A Ruffer & Sons in 1872, the family having been silk merchants in Leipzig and Lyons.[1][2] His mother was Anne Caroline Prieger (1826-1890) from Bad Kreuznach in Germany. His younger brother Sir Marc Armand Ruffer was an experimental pathologist and bacteriologist. The British fund manager and philanthropist Jonathan Ruffer (born 1951) is a great-grandson of Maurice Ruffer.
Personal life edit
In 1883, Maurice Ruffer married Coraly Sophie Henriette Straehelin (born 20 March 1862, died 31 Nov 1925).[3] They had four children:
- Stengelin Ferdinand Robert Ruffer (1884-1955). Father of Major John Edward Maurice Ruffer (1912-2010), who in turn was the father of Jonathan Ruffer;
- Charles Ernest Ruffer (1885-1943);
- Alix Violet Coraly Ruffer (1888-1935);
- Roland Ruffer (1895-1942).
In 1897, Maurice Ruffer acquired the lease on Lyncombe, 1 Crescent Wood Road, Sydenham Hill, London, a banker, of 39 Lombard Street, after the previous owner Henry Gover (c. 1835–1895), a solicitor and educationist had died there in 1895.[4] In 1923, the lease passed to Francis Ellis, a merchant of 26 & 27 Farringdon Street.[4]
From 1911 to 1922 (at least), he was living at 33 Belgrave Square, where in 1911, he had ten servants.[5][6] In 1955, the Spiritualist Association of Great Britain purchased the lease of the house as their headquarters.[7]
Death edit
Ruffer died on 20 February 1935.[4]
References edit
- ^ Jane E. Buikstra; Charlotte Roberts (7 June 2012). The Global History of Paleopathology: Pioneers and Prospects. OUP USA. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-19-538980-7. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Ruffer, A, & Sons Ltd - RBS Heritage Hub". www.rbs.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Coraly Ruffer (-1925) Grave Site - BillionGraves". BillionGraves. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Lyncombe". Lyncombe. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Register of Electors 1911". familysearch. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "The London Gazette". Tho. Newcomb over against Baynards Castle in Thamse-street. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ Leigh, David (25 January 2013). "The spiritualists, the offshore company and the case of the extra millions". the Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2018.