What is James Wolfensohn?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = James Wolfensohn |image = James Wolfensohn (cropped).jpg |office = [[President of the World Bank Group]] |term_start = 1 June 1995 |term_end = 1 June 2005 |predecessor = [[Ernest Stern]] {{small|(Acting)}} |successor = [[Paul Wolfowitz]] |birth_date = {{birth date|1933|12|1|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] |death_date = {{death date and age|2020|11|25|1933|12|1|df=y}} |death_place = [[New York City]], U.S. |education = [[University of Sydney]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]])}}<br>[[Harvard University]] {{small|([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])}} |signature = Signature of James D. Wolfensohn.svg |website = {{url|wolfensohn.com|Official website}} }} '''James David Wolfensohn''', [[Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire|KBE]], [[Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia|AO]] (1 December 1933 &ndash; 25 November 2020) was an [[Australia]]n-[[Americans|American]] [[lawyer]], [[investment banker]] and [[economist]]. He was the ninth president of the [[World Bank Group]] from 1995 to 2005.<ref name=stuchbury>{{Cite web|last=Stutchbury|first=Michael|title=The man who inherited the Rothschild legend|page=11|newspaper=The Australian|location=Australia|date=30 October 2010|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/the-man-who-inherited-the-rothschild-legend/story-e6frg6z6-1225945329773|access-date=30 October 2010}}</ref> Wolfensohn died in [[New York City]] on 25 November 2020 from [[pneumonia]]-related problems, aged 87.<ref>{{cite web|title=James D. Wolfensohn, who led World Bank through tumultuous decade, dies at 86|date=25 November 2020|last=Schneider|first=Howard|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/james-wolfensohn-dead/2020/11/25/be7c0100-2f48-11eb-bae0-50bb17126614_story.html|publisher=The Washington Post|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolfensohn, James}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category