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Business & Entrepreneurship
Amadeo Peter Giannini
1870–1949San Jose, CAItalian American descendantHistoric
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Why Included
Founder of Bank of America and pioneer of branch banking that made financial services accessible to ordinary Americans.
Notable For
- Founded Banco d'Italia (became Bank of America) 1904
- Pioneered small-loan banking for immigrants and farmers
Honors & Recognition
- Time Magazine cover 1928
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Business & Entrepreneurship
- Years
- 1870–1949
- Birth Place
- San Jose, CA
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Ancestry Verification
- Confirmed
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