About Johann Heinrich Gossler
Lived 1775 – 1842 (aged 67). Johann Heinrich Gossler was a German banker, politician and merchant.
Johann Heinrich Gossler (28 March 1775 – 3 April 1842) was a Hamburg banker and grand burgher, a member of the Berenberg-Gossler-Seyler banking dynasty, a co-owner (from 1798) of the Berenberg Bank and a senator of Hamburg from 1821. He was the son of Johann Hinrich Gossler and Elisabeth Berenberg (1749–1822), and the brother in law of Ludwig Erdwin Seyler. He was the father of Hamburg First Mayor Hermann Gossler and the grandfather of Baron Johann von Berenberg-Gossler (1839–1913). He was also the great-grandfather of First Mayor Johann Heinrich Burchard.
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Who was Johann Heinrich Gossler?
German banker (1775-1842)
When was Johann Heinrich Gossler born?
Johann Heinrich Gossler was born on 28 March 1775.
When did Johann Heinrich Gossler die?
Johann Heinrich Gossler died on 3 April 1842.
What was Johann Heinrich Gossler's occupation?
Johann Heinrich Gossler was a banker, politician and merchant.
What nationality was Johann Heinrich Gossler?
Johann Heinrich Gossler was German.
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