Henry H. Arnhold


Heinrich-Hartmut Richard Gustav "Henry" Arnhold was an American banker and philanthropist. He was born in Dresden, the fourth child of Lisa and Heinrich Arnhold. The Arnhold family owned the bank, founded in 1864. In 1931 the bank joined with S. Bleichroeder to form Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder.
Arnhold escaped German-occupied Norway for the United States in 1941. There, during World War II, he served in that country's army intelligence as one of the Ritchie Boys. After the war he joined the family's now New York-based Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder; he became its chairman in 1960. In 1967 he and George Soros started the First Eagle fund which was run by his son John Arnhold until 2017.

Philanthropy

Arnhold endowed The New School's library and the university's Arnhold Hall. He and his wife donated some of their collection of Meissen porcelain to the Frick Collection. After his brother Rainer died he took over the leadership of the Mulago Foundation, started by Rainer. Arnhold also made significant contributions to the city of Dresden.

Family

In 1947, Arnhold married Clarisse Engel de Janosi. In addition to his son John, they had a daughter Michele who died in 2007. In addition to his brother Ranier, he had three sisters, Esther, Ruth and Sigrid; Esther's son is the conservationist Peter Seligmann.