Hell Yeah: Aby Warburg1
1879: Aby Warburg trades his birthright to the family bank in exchange for any book he ever asks for.
Warburg Institute (2024) The Warburg Institute 1926-2024. Mural, London.
1 This agreement was made with his younger brother Max, when Aby was 11, and the oldest child. Both appear to have stuck to the bargain, with Max running the Hamberg bank to international success.