# Étienne Delessert

> Étienne Gabriel Delessert was a French banker, insurer, and industrialist. His family was Calvinist and was exiled from France around 1685 after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Several members of his family returned to France in 1735. He was born in Lyon. Aged 20 he was put in charge of the trading house which his father had set up in Lyon. He was imprisoned after the French Revolution and narrowly escaped the death sentence. He was the father of the banker and naturalist Benjamin Delessert.

*French banker (1735-1816)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1735-04-30
- **Died:** 1816-06-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Étienne Gabriel Delessert was a French banker, insurer, and industrialist. His family was Calvinist and was exiled from France around 1685 after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Several members of his family returned to France in 1735. He was born in Lyon. Aged 20 he was put in charge of the trading house which his father had set up in Lyon. He was imprisoned after the French Revolution and narrowly escaped the death sentence. He was the father of the banker and naturalist Benjamin Delessert.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 36.1 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 3.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 16.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 68.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Étienne Delessert (banker)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tienne_Delessert_(banker))
- [Étienne Delessert (banquier)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tienne_Delessert_(banquier))
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