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Henri Germain (1824–1905) was a French banker and politician.
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- Les Enfants de Frankie offrent des tablettes numriques lEEAP Henri Germain
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life and death
- References
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Early life
Henri Germain was born on February 19, 1824 in Lyon. His father, Henri Germain, was a silk businessman, and his mother was Claudine Lupin. He received a law degree. He was a follower of Saint-Simonianism, and François Barthélemy Arlès-Dufour (1797-1872) became his mentor.
Career
Germain founded Crédit Lyonnais in 1863. It became the first bank in France to offer savings accounts with interest. The first shareholders were Saint-Simon followers like Paulin Talabot (1799–1885), Barthélemy Prosper Enfantin (1796–1864), Arlès-Dufour and Michel Chevalier (1806-1879). Two years later, in 1865, he founded the Société Foncière Lyonnaise, a real estate company. In 1892, he spearheaded the construction of the Boulevard Carnot, then known as the Boulevard de la Foncière-Lyonnaise.
Germain was a member of the General Council of Ain from 1871 to 1883. He then served as a member of the National Assembly from 1868 to 1893.
Personal life and death
Germain was married to Blanche Germain. They resided at Villa Orangini in Cimiez, Nice. Their son, André Germain (1881-1971), was a writer.
Germain died on February 2, 1905.