Anthony Baron

Background

Anthony Denis Maurice George de Worms was born on 4 January 1869. His father was George de Worms, 2nd Baron de Worms (1829–1902) and his mother, Louisa de Samuel.

Career

His family was Jewish. As a result, his paternal great-great-granduncles were Amschel Mayer Rothschild (1773–1855), Salomon Mayer von Rothschild (1774–1855), Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777–1836), Carl Mayer von Rothschild (1788–1855), and James Mayer de Rothschild (1792–1868). Adult life

He was a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society and the Royal Society of Literature.

He became 3rd Baron de Worms in 1902, but renounced his aristocratic title in 1920.

Personal life

Charles de Worms (1903–1979). George de Worms (1904–1968).

Violet Henrietta de Worms (1912–1984). They resided at Milton Park in Egham, Surrey.

Achievements

• His paternal great-grandmother was Schönche Jeannette Rothschild (1771–1859), thus his paternal great-great-grandfather was Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812), the founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty.