Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert [SEP] date of death
Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert
Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert (14 February 1773 – 1 March 1847) was a French banker and naturalist.
Biography.
He was born at Lyon, the son of Étienne Delessert (1735–1816), the founder of the first fire insurance company and the first discount bank in France. Young Delessert was travelling in England when the French Revolution broke out, but he hastened back to join the Paris National Guard in 1790, becoming an officer of artillery in 1793. His father bought him out of
Delessert
Delessert is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Adolphe Delessert (1809–1869), French explorer and naturalist
- Édouard Delessert (1828–1898), French painter, archaeologist and photographer
- Étienne Delessert (banker) (1735–1816), French banker
- Étienne Delessert (illustrator) (born 1941), Swiss graphic artist and illustrator
- François-Marie Delessert (1780–1868), French banker and politician
- Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert (1773–1847), French banker and naturalist