John von Berenberg-Gossler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John von Berenberg-Gossler

German banker and politician

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1866

Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany

Date of Death: 14-Jul-1943

Profession: politician, diplomat, banker

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

John von Berenberg-Gossler (22 October 1866 in Hamburg – 14 July 1943) was a Hamburg banker, politician and grand burgher.
He was elected Senator in Hamburg in 1908 and served as German Ambassador to Italy 1920–21.
He was a member of the Berenberg-Gossler banking dynasty and the son of Baron Johann von Berenberg-Gossler (1839–1913), owner of Berenberg Bank, who was ennobled in Prussia in 1888 and conferred Baronial rank in 1910.
His father had destined him to succeed him as head of the bank, and his election as Senator took place against the will of his father.
He was forced to sell his share of the bank, and his brother Cornelius Freiherr von Berenberg-Gossler succeeded their father as head of the bank.
He was head of the bank Hamburger Bank von 1923 from 1923 to 1925.