Felix Somary - Erinnerungen aus meinem Leben - 1959

Interesting memoires of Felix Somary, regarding his role in the finances during WW1, before, and after. He (21 November 1881, Vienna, Austria-Hungary – 11 July 1956, Zurich, Switzerland) was an Austrian-Swiss banker; he is also noted as a scholar of political economy. His precise forecasts about the future of the global economy were legendary throughout his life and are more relevant than ever in the current crisis. Felix Somary was an extraordinary person in an extraordinary time. His brilliantly written memoirs, which were published for the first time immediately after his death in 1956, provide impressive evidence of this. In his memoirs, Felix Somary describes his eventful life as a banker, economist and political advisor. Born in Vienna in 1881, he experienced the great catastrophes of European history between 1914 and 1945 not only as a passive observer, but as an active advisor and secret mediator. Thanks to his ability to recognize political and economic crises at an early stage, he gained access to the highest positions and was able to influence the course of history again and again.

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