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Hentsch is the name of a bank in Geneva, Switzerland.
The bank is joint to one of two of the most long-standingly existing banks within Switzerland, (after
Henri Hermann François Gottlob Hentsch was born on 17 February 1761 in Geneva, to Benjamin-Gottlob, a pastor, and Marie-Charlotte Delaporte, and died on 14 August 1835, in
Henri Hentsch Asset Management
Banks established in 1796 1796 establishments in Europe 18th-century establishments in Switzerland
Wegelin & Co
Wegelin & Co. is a now-defunct bank that was located in St. Gallen in the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, and specialized in private banking and asset management.
Founded by Caspar Zyli in 1741, the company was renamed Wegelin & Co. in 1 ...
of 1741),https://www.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120127-706462.html the other being Lombard Odier
The Lombard Odier Group is an independent Swiss banking group based in Geneva. Its operations are organised into three divisions: private banking (wealth management), asset management, and IT and back and middle office services for other financ ...
(of Geneva).
History of the bank
The ''Hy Hentsch & Co.'' bank was founded in 1796 by Henri Hentsch (1761–1835). During 1835, the bank was renamed ''Hentsch & Cie'', became ''Darier, Hentsch & Cie'' sometime during 1991, during 1994 the bank was part of ''Odier Bungener'' bank, and ''Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie'' since 2002.Biography of founding member
Henri Hermann François Gottlob Hentsch was born on 17 February 1761 in Geneva, to Benjamin-Gottlob, a pastor, and Marie-Charlotte Delaporte, and died on 14 August 1835, in Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine (; literally 'Neuilly on Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is a commune in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in France, just west of Paris. Immediately adjacent to the city, the area is composed of mostly select residentia ...
(Ile-de-France). He belonged to a family originating from Tzschecheln ( Lower Lusatia), the family having emigrated to Switzerland during the 18th century; Benjamin Gottlob, settled in Geneva during 1758.
During 1785 Henri married Louise Cardoini, and naturalized to Geneva during 1792, becoming a bourgeois
The bourgeoisie ( , ) is a social class, equivalent to the middle or upper middle class. They are distinguished from, and traditionally contrasted with, the proletariat by their affluence, and their great cultural and financial capital. They ...
of Netstal.
Henri was apprenticed to ''Develay & Cie'', this concluded with employment with ''Picot, Fazy & Cie'' engaged in manufacturing of assorted fabrics, money-changing and banking, whose business branched to Lyon during 1787, proceeding to open a '' bureau de change'' in Geneva. He was imprisoned and subsequently exiled (c. 1793) in the '' révolution de genevoise''. Henri continued in Nyon with a commercial enterprise involving drapery, returning to Geneva to found ''H. Hentsch & Cie'', '' silks and commissions''. During 1798 he went into association with his cousin Jean-Gédéon Lombard, forming ''Hentsch, Lombard & Cie'', (commissions). Henri during 1815 to 1827, was part of the membership of the '' Conseil de genevois''.Jean de Senarclens - http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F45966.php Accessed 12 January 2018
See also
* Bénédict Hentsch & Cie *Senarclens
Senarclens is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.
History
Senarclens is first mentioned in 1011 as ''Senerclens''.
Geography
Senarclens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 86.9% is used fo ...
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Banks established in 1796 1796 establishments in Europe 18th-century establishments in Switzerland