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About Gustav Plaut
- Gustav Plaut was born on 26 February 1824, the fifth child and third son of Herz C Plaut, and Caroline (née Blach), from Reichensachsen (near Eschwege) on the border between Thuringia and Hesse.
- He became a banker who funded trade with Russia and Poland as well a number of railways.
- He also rescued the King of Saxony’s gold and jewels from the advancing Austrian army.
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