Baron Heinrich von Berenberg-Gossler (1907–1997) was a German banker, a member of the illustrious Berenberg-Gossler banking dynasty, and owner and head of Berenberg Bank. He was the son of Baron

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and Nadia, née Oesterreich (1887–1962), and the nephew of Senator and Ambassador

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. In the 1930s, he worked for the

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. He became a partner of Berenberg Bank in 1935 and later Chairman.Manfred Pohl, Sabine Freitag, ''Handbook on the History of European Banks'', European Association for Banking History, 1994, p. 364 He was also

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Literature

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, Band 16, Freiherrliche Häuser B II, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1957

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Berenberg-Gossler, Heinrich German bankers

Heinrich Heinrich may refer to: People * Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Hetty (given name), a given name (including a list of peo ...

Berenberg Bank people Grand burghers of Hamburg Prussian nobility 1907 births 1997 deaths