A Swiss Family of Prussian Origin

Christian-Gottlieb HENTSCH was born on 13th June, 1696,
in Tschechel in the Niederlausitz province of Brandenburg, Prussia.
He was the son of Johan Gottfried von Hentsch and Sophia von Kaulfus.

His third son, Benjamin-Gottlob HENTSCH was born around 1730
in Saasmack in Courland, then Poland, later Russia, and now Western Latvia.
He was serving as the Livonian Baron Ernst Burkhard von Mengden's tutor when he arrived in Geneva in 1758.
The following year he married Marie-Charlotte de la Porte.

​Their son, Henri HENTSCH was born on 17th February, 1761,
and is recognized as the founding member of the Swiss HENTSCH family in Geneva.

Henri Hentsch
​1761-1835

founded the Swiss
private banking house,
​Henri Hentsch & Cie.
​in Geneva.

5, rue de la Corraterie

The Henri Hentsch & Cie. bank was founded in 1796 by Henri Hentsch. In 1835, the bank was renamed Hentsch & Cie. It merged with Darier & Cie. in 1991 to become Darier, Hentsch & Cie. From 1994, the bank was part of Odier Bungener bank, and became Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie. (LODH) since 2002.

Untitled Watercolour
1815

"View of Geneva from
Mr (Charles) Hentsch's
property at Sécheron"
by Rev. William Henry Barnard
​(British Museum Collection)

Sécheron

Formerly a vast expanse of fields, Pâquis Sécheron has gradually attracted luxury hotels, cabarets and artists.
The former Hentsch house and property at Sécheron stand today as the Parc de Mon Repos.

"Vue de la ville de Genève, du côté de Pâquis"

Henry Hentsch
​1818-1905

founded the Swiss-American
banking house,
Henry Hentsch
​in San Francisco. 

Banking House of Henry Hentsch

Hy. Hentsch 33.93 ounce gold bar