Gustav Hanau

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The Mülheim banker Gustav Hanau (1818–1902)

Gustav Hanau (born May 15, 1818 in Mülheim an der Ruhr ; † December 10, 1902 there ) was a German merchant and banker.

Life

He was born the second son of the businessman Isaac Leo Hanau (~ 1789–1833) and his wife Ester Gombel (1789–1864). Due to the early death of his father and older brother Isidor in 1833, Gustav Hanau had to make a living for the family at an early age. He was active in different areas. He was a lottery taker for the Royal General Lottery Directorate in Berlin, general agent of the Schlesische Feuer-Versicherungs-Gesellschaft in Breslau, ran a lively real estate business and bought himself as a shareholder in various companies, especially in the Ruhr area mining.

Villa Heinrich Hanau in Friedrichstrasse

In 1870 Gustav Hanau founded the private bank Hanau. The focus of business was on trading in securities and kuxes . The bank was converted into a stock corporation in 1897, called itself Rheinische Bank from then on and opened branches in Duisburg, Neuss, Meiderich, Hochfeld and Dinslaken. An important and significant customer of this financial institution was August Thyssen .

Contrary to popular belief , the Villa Hanau built by the Mülheim architect Franz Hagen does not go back to him, but to his nephew Heinrich Hanau (1857–1938).

Marriage and offspring

Gustav Hanau was married to Nanni Herz (~ 1825–1914) since 1847. The marriage had three children: Hedwig (* around 1848), Eugenie (* 1850) and Leo (1852–1927), the later heir to the banking business.

literature

  • Barbara Kaufhold: Jewish life in Mülheim an der Ruhr , pp. 91-101. Klartext Verlag, Essen 2004.
  • Barbara Kaufhold: Involved in companies in all branches of industry: The Hanau bank in: Horst A. Wessel (Ed.): Mülheim entrepreneurs: Pioneers of the economy. Business history in the city on the river since the end of the 18th century . Klartext Verlag, Essen 2006, pp. 349-360.

Other sources

  • City archive Mülheim an der Ruhr, holdings 1550, no.17
  • City archive Mülheim an der Ruhr, holdings 1440
personal data
SURNAME Hanau, Gustav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German merchant and banker
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH Mülheim an der Ruhr
DATE OF DEATH December 10, 1902
Place of death Mülheim an der Ruhr