Johannes Amsinck (businessman)

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Johannes Amsinck
Emilie Amsinck b. Gossler

Johannes Amsinck (born March 23, 1792 in Hamburg ; † September 8, 1879 there ) was a German businessman, entrepreneur and patron .

Life

Amsinck was the eldest son of Hamburg's mayor Wilhelm Amsinck (1752–1831) and came from a Hanseatic family that had lived in the city since the 16th century . In 1815 he first became a partner and in 1837 sole owner of the company Johannes Schuback & Sons , founded by his maternal grandfather , which specialized primarily in trade with South America . For this reason, Amsinck was instrumental in founding the shipping companies HAPAG and Hamburg Süd .

As was customary at the time, Amsinck held several honorary positions. After the Hamburg fire in 1842, he was a member of the deputation for the reconstruction of the city, in 1848 he became a member of the deputation for the drafting of a new constitution - both under the direction of his younger brother Wilhelm (1793–1874). In 1836/37 and 1840/41 he took over the administration of the Dutch Poor's Casse , which had been founded by his ancestor Willem Amsinck , who immigrated from Holland .

Johannes Amsinck owned an important collection of paintings by Dutch artists, which he bequeathed to the Hamburger Kunsthalle . He also left a beetle collection to the Natural History Museum in his hometown, which was destroyed in World War II .

progeny

With his wife Emilie geb. Goßler , daughter of the banker Johann Heinrich Gossler , Amsinck had 12 children. His sons Wilhelm and Heinrich later took over their father's company, while Erdwin and Gustav founded their own company ( LE Amsinck & Co. ) in New York . Martin Garlieb Amsinck became a shipbuilder and shipowner, another son became a doctor, while the daughters married into respected families (e.g. Lattmann , Merck , Sieveking ).

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personal data
SURNAME Amsinck, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German businessman, entrepreneur and patron
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH September 8, 1879
Place of death Hamburg