Herman Kountze, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American businessman
Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1833
Place of Birth: Osnaburg Township, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 20-Nov-1906
Profession: banker
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Herman Kountze
- Herman Kountze (August 21, 1833 – November 20, 1906) was a powerful and influential pioneer banker in Omaha, Nebraska, during the late 19th century.
- After organizing the Kountze Brothers Bank in 1857 as the second bank in Omaha, Herman and his brothers Augustus, Charles and Luther changed the charter in 1863, opening the First National Bank of Omaha that year.
- Kountze was involved in a number of influential ventures around Omaha, including the development of the Omaha Stockyards and the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition of 1898.
- Immediately after his death Kountze was regarded as one of Omaha's "old settlers".
- Today Kountze's First National Bank is the oldest bank west of the Mississippi River, and continues as a privately held company in its sixth generation of family ownership.
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