Gerard Louis-Dreyfus

Gérard Louis-Dreyfus

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Born
Gérard C. Louis-Dreyfus1932Paris, France
Nationality
French
Other names
William Louis-Dreyfus
Employer
Louis Dreyfus Group
Title
Chairman of Louis Dreyfus Energy Services
Net worth
$2.9 billion
Spouse
Phyllis B. Louis-Dreyfus ( to present)Judith Bowles ( to 1962)
Children
Julia Louis-DreyfusPhoebe Emily Dominique Louis-Dreyfus EavisEmma R. Louis-Dreyfus
Gérard C. Louis-Dreyfus (born 1932, Paris), also known as William Louis-Dreyfus, is a French-American businessman. With his family's net worth estimated at $2.9 billion by Forbes, he is one of the richest men in the world.[1] He is the chairman of Louis Dreyfus Energy Services and the great grandson of Léopold Louis-Dreyfus, founder of Louis Dreyfus Group.[2]
Contents[hide]
1 Life
2 Immediate Family
3 Cousinships
4 References
5 See also
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[edit] Life
In 1940 he moved to the United States with his American mother after her divorce from Pierre. By 1945 he had adopted the name William as a symbol of his integration into American society [1].
While in France he retains the name Gérard; in the US he is William. After graduating from Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University and Duke University School of Law, he worked at the law firm of Dewey Ballantine, New York, before joining Louis Dreyfus in 1965.

[edit] Immediate Family
First Wife: Judith Bowles. Separated, 1962.
Child With Judith Bowles:
(1)actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, born January 13, 1961.
Second Wife: Phyllis B. Louis-Dreyfus.
Children With Phyllis Louis-Dreyfus:
(1)social worker Phoebe Émilie Dominique Louis-Dreyfus Eavis, born May, 1968.
(2)social worker Emma R. Louis-Dreyfus, born 1974.
Gérard Louis-Dreyfus is said to have two other children, also by Phyllis Louis-Dreyfus.

[edit] Cousinships
One cousin is Jean Louis-Dreyfus, grandson of the family business founder, Léopold Louis-Dreyfus. Another cousin is Robert Louis-Dreyfus, the former chief executive officer of Adidas.

[edit] References
^ Forbes.com Gérard Louis-Dreyfus & family. Forbes.com (October 2004). Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
^ Gerard Louis Dreyfus