Edgar Jaffé

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Edgar Jaffé
Edgar Jaffé in 1902, facing left and looking towards the camera
Jaffé in 1902
Minister of Finance
In office
21 November 1918 – 17 March 1919
Prime MinisterKurt Eisner
Personal details
Born(1866-05-14)14 May 1866
Hamburg
Died29 April 1921(1921-04-29) (aged 54)
Ebenhausen, Weimar Republic
Political partyIndependent Social Democratic Party of Germany
Spouse(s)
Children3

Edgar Jaffé (14 May 1866 – 29 April 1921) was a German economist and politician. He was born in Hamburg to a Jewish family in Barcelona and Paris.

Later he went to Manchester and worked at a textile mill. He became rich from this and went to Heidelberg in 1900. He became a teacher there.

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