(1875-1959)
American banker, newspaper editor and publisher. Born in Los Angeles, he studied at Yale University. In 1901 he founded the banking firm of Eugene Meyer, Jr and Company. In 1917 he was appointed adviser to the War Industries Board and later became managing director of the War Finance Corporation. In 1946 he became president of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In 1947 he became chairman of the Board of the Washington Post and Times-Herald.
Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.