giofranchi Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I am reading "The Richest Man Who Ever Lived - The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger" by Greg Steinmetz [amazonsearch]The Richest Man Who Ever Lived - The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger[/amazonsearch] I thought I had read the biography of all the most influential entrepreneurs past and present... I was wrong!... I had probably missed THE most influential! ;) What a great find for anyone interested in history or wealth creation! Cheers, Gio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moody202 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Would be interesting to get you perspective after you finish the book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giofranchi Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Would be interesting to get you perspective after you finish the book! Well, so far so good! But I will write more when I finish the book. Cheers, Gio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrB Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Not convinced about the title/statement. From memory China and India was roughly 25% each of the world economy at the time, so I struggle to buy the idea that some guy in Germany was the richest. Quick google shows this http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2163610/Fascinating-new-graph-shows-economic-history-world-Jesus.html http://www.docstoc.com/docs/125242005/2012_Yr_India_broke_away_FG_APRIL_23_2012%255B1%255D Not saying the book does not make for an interesting read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giofranchi Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Not convinced about the title/statement. From memory China and India was roughly 25% each of the world economy at the time, so I struggle to buy the idea that some guy in Germany was the richest. Well, at Fugger's death his net worth was estimated to be around 2% the GDP of Europe… Rockefeller’s net worth at his death was less than 2% the GDP of the USA. Of course then the GDP of Europe in the sixteenth century could have represented a lower percentage of the world’s GDP than the GDP of the USA in the twentieth century… I don’t know… Cheers, Gio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyten1 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 wouldn't the richest man ever lived be genghis khan or some emperor in china at the height of china's power? i am equating the riches with controlling/owning the highest percentage of the world's wealth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giofranchi Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 wouldn't the richest man ever lived be genghis khan or some emperor in china at the height of china's power? i am equating the riches with controlling/owning the highest percentage of the world's wealth. I don’t think so… The book opens with a letter in which Fugger asks a debtor of his to be repaid with interests… And that debtor was Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor!! ;) Cheers, Gio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgis Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-01/old-money-s-7-essential-ways-to-stay-rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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