Nathan Rothschild was the richest man in the world when he died in 1836. A list compiled by Forbes magazine, ranks him as the second richest man who ever lived – ahead of John D Rockefeller, and way ahead of Mexican telecoms mogul Carlos Slim and Bill Gates of Microsoft. (The richest was a Roman general who was the power behind Julius Caesar’s throne.) The figures used by Forbes are, of course, adjusted for inflation.
內森•羅斯柴爾德(Nathan Rothschild)於1836年去世,當時他是世界首富。在《福布斯》(Forbes)雜誌編撰的一份榜單上,他被評爲有史以來第二富有的人——排在約翰•D•洛克菲勒(John D. Rockefeller)之前,遠遠領先於墨西哥電信巨擘卡洛斯•史林(Carlos Slim)和微軟(Microsoft)的比爾•蓋茲(Bill Gates)。(有史以來最富有的是一位羅馬將軍,是他把凱撒(Julius Caesar)推上皇位的。)當然,《福布斯》使用的數字經過了通膨調整。