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Amadeo Pietro Giannini was born in San Jose, California, to Italian immigrant parents. He was the first son of Luigi Giannini (1840–1877) and Virginia (née Demartini) Giannini (1854–1920). Luigi Giannini immigrated to the United States from Favale di Malvaro near Genoa, Liguria in the Kingdom of Sardinia (later part of Italy) to prospect ...
Feb 20, 2023 · Giannini was born in California to Italian immigrants in 1870 and grew to become a financier, patron of the arts and architecture and a generous philanthropist during both World Wars. TIME magazine deemed him as one of the "builders and titans" of the 20th century.
Nov 14, 2018 · The son of Italian immigrants, Amadeo Pietro Giannini was born in San Jose, California in 1970. His father had been fatally shot when Giannini was only 7 years old. When he turned 13, he...
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Following his father’s abrupt death and his mother’s remarriage to Lorenzo Scatena, an owner of a small grocery business, Amadeo and his family moved to San Francisco in 1882. When Amadeo was 12 years old, he left school and went to work full time for his stepfather.
Giannini grew Bank of America into the world’s largest bank. Three years after surviving the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, Giannini’s banking operations expanded by opening its first branch in San Jose.
A native of San Jose, California, Amadeo Peter Giannini became a true booster of the San Francisco region — and the financial guarantor of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Oct 10, 2008 · The son of poor Italian immigrants, Giannini was born in San Jose, California, in 1870. At age 14, he quit school to assist in his stepfather's produce business. By 19, the amiable young...
