Evelyn de Rothschild, scion of banking dynasty, dies at 91

Evelyn de Rothschild, who as a London scion of the European banking dynasty helped Britain privatise its railroads, steel and coal, died on Monday in London.

 He was 91. His family announced the death on Tuesday. With his love of racehorses, sports cars, parties and excursions abroad, Rothschild might have become an international playboy. He failed economics and dropped out of Cambridge University, seemed happier on polo grounds than in banking circles, and had little taste for high finance or investment strategies.