Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen

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Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen
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Born	May 3, 1818 Hamm (Sieg), Germany
Died	May 11, 1888 Neuwied, Germany

Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (May 3, 1818, Hamm (Sieg) - May 11, 1888, Heddesdorf, currently known as Neuwied, Germany) was a German cooperative leader.

Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Life

He was mayor of several towns: from 1845 he was mayor of Weyerbusch/Westerwald; from 1848 he was mayor of Flammersfeld/Westerwald; and finally he was mayor of Heddesdorf from 1852 until 1865.

[edit] Works

Raiffeisen conceived of the idea of cooperative self-help during his tenure as the young mayor of Flammersfeld. He was inspired by observing the suffering of the farmers who were often in the grip of loansharks. He founded the first cooperative lending bank, in effect the first credit union in 1864.

[edit] See also

• Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch
• Credit union history
• Microfinance
• Bond of Association

[edit] External links

• Deutscher Raiffeisenverband e.V.de:Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen

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