Ernst-Wilhelm Arnoldi - Gotha, TH, Deutschland
N 50° 57.025 E 010° 42.470
32U E 619961 N 5645699
Bronzeskulptur von Ernst-Wilhelm Arnoldi, dem „Vater des deutschen Versicherungswesens“.
Waymark Code: WM10W4R
Location: Thüringen, Germany
Date Posted: 06/30/2019
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On the square named after him stands a life-size bronze statue of Ernst Wilhelm Arnoldi. The statue shows a sitting Arnoldi, dressed in contemporary clothing, middle-aged with crossed legs. The view reaching into the distance shows a contented facial expression.
Ernst-Wilhelm Arnoldi (* 21. May 1778 in Gotha; † 27. May 1841 there) was a German merchant and is regarded as the "father of German insurance".
Disappointed by the uncooperative handling of a fire loss by a London insurance company, he founded the Fire Insurance Bank of the German Trade Stand on July 2, 1820, after much discussion.
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