Louis De Rougemont (12 November 1847 – 9 June 1921) was a would-be explorer who claimed to have had adventures in the Pacific Ocean.
“De Rougemont” was born Henri Louis Grin in 1847 in Suchy, Switzerland. He left home at the age of sixteen. He became a footman to the actress ……Fanny Kemble, servant to a Swiss banker de Mieville in 1870 and a butler for the governor of Western Australia Sir William Robinson. In the latest job he lasted less than a year.
"Banker" by Dick Francis [UNABRIDGED AUDIOBOOK WITH TEXT]
Tim Ekaterin's merchant bank, like all banks, invests only in sure things. Now he is about to involve it in a £5 million stallion. Top breeders reckon it's the safest bet in racing, but racing is riddled with dubious dealmakers - people to whom no bet is safe until it's paid in blood.
