Gustav Ahrens

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Gustav Ahrens (born June 16, 1860 in Danzig ; † May 24, 1914 in Grunewald ) was a German banker.

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Gustav Ahrens, a younger brother of the architect Franz Ahrens , came from a humble background. His teacher and later partner was Carl Fürstenberg . At a young age, Ahrens joined the Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft (BH-G.), A partnership limited by shares . It was one of the leading German industrial banks. Ahrens became the collective authorized signatory in 1885, authorized signatory in 1890 and director of the bank in 1894. From 1896 to 1902 he held the honorary post of Vice Consul of the South African Republic . In 1902 Ahrens finally became personally liable partner of BH-G., Along with Carl Fürstenberg, Walther Rathenau and Eduard Mosler , which he represented on more than 20 supervisory boards in the following years. Also in 1902 Ahrens became a member of the Society of Friends .

The BH-G. was involved in the Kurfürstendamm-Terrain-Gesellschaft, which promoted the expansion of the Grunewald colony. Executives were expected to acquire and build land in the colony. Ahrens chose the site at Schwedlerstrasse 4-6 and built his house there, which he moved into in 1894.

His extra-professional interest was in the fine arts, especially painting. He mainly collected pictures by Walter Leistikow .

Gustav Ahrens was with Johanna, geb. Wernicke (1871–1954), married. The couple had the son Georg Ahrens (1890–1967). Gustav Ahrens died of a stroke and was buried in the Grunewald cemetery.

literature

• Wolf-Rüdiger Bonk: 125 years of the Grunewald villa colony. Berlin 2016.