COHEN, SIR ROBERT WALEY — (1877–1952), British industrialist and Jewish communal leader. He was the son of Nathaniel Cohen, who pioneered labor exchanges and university appointment boards in Britain, and of Julia, daughter of Jacob Waley. In 1901 he joined the staff of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Robert Waley Cohen — Sir Robert Waley Cohen KBE (* 8. September 1877 in London; † 27. November 1952 ebenda) war britischer Chemiker der Royal Dutch Shell Company. Cohen stammt aus einer der führenden englisch jüdischen Familien. 1901 trat er in die Shell Transport… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Robert Waley Cohen — Sir Robert Waley Cohen KBE (8 September 1877 27 November 1952) was a British industrialist and prominent leader of Anglo Jewry. Early life He came from a prominent Jewish family, being the grandson of Jacob Waley and a cousin of Arthur Waley.… … Wikipedia
COHEN — COHEN, family distinguished in Anglo Jewish life for almost two centuries. LEVI BARENT COHEN (1747–1808) went to England from Amersfoort (Holland) in the third quarter of the 18th century. He was presiding warden of the Great Synagogue, London,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
WALEY — WALEY, family of English Jews, active in various branches of public and intellectual life. The Waley family traces its descent from Benjamin Levi (d. 1784), an engraver from Wiesbaden who settled in Portsmouth in 1740. His son Jacob (d. 1817)… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Robert Henriques — Robert David Quixano Henriques (December 11, 1905 January 22, 1967) was a British writer, broadcaster and farmer. He gained modest renown for two award winning novels and two biographies of Jewish business tycoons, published during the middle… … Wikipedia
Bernard Waley-Cohen — Sir Bernard Nathaniel Waley Cohen, 1st Baronet (29 May 1914 ndash;3 July 1991), was a British Jewish businessman. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1960.The son of Sir Robert Waley Cohen, Waley Cohen was Alderman, City of London Portsoken Ward, 1949 … Wikipedia
Waley-Cohen Baronets — The Waley Cohen Baronetcy, of Honeymead in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 December 1961 for Sir Bernard Waley Cohen, Lord Mayor of London from 1960 to 1961 and the son of Robert… … Wikipedia
Simon Waley Waley — (23 August 1827, Stockwell, London 30 December 1875, Marylebone, London) was one of the leading members of Anglo Jewry in the 19th century.He was a leading broker on the London Stock Exchange and a prominent amateur musician. He was a leading… … Wikipedia
Bernard Waley Cohen — Sir Bernard Nathaniel Waley Cohen, 1. Baronet (* 29. Mai 1914; † 3. Juli 1991 in Simonsbath, Somerset) war Londoner Lord Mayor. Bernard Waley Cohen war Sohn des englisch jüdischen Chemikers der Royal Dutch Shell Company, Robert Waley Cohen und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
