Sigmund Wassermann
Sigmund Wassermann (October 16, 1889 in Bamberg - February 28, 1958 in New York) was a German lawyer and banker. He was a prominent Jewish banker that escaped Nazi Germany and emigrated to the United States during World War II. He grew up and lived in Germany and served in German army during World War I. He became known for having to sell the painting An Allegory of Hearing by Anna Rosina de Gasc to pay for his escape. The painting was restituted to his heirs by the Dutch Restitution Commission in 2008.