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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 ...
His father, Luigi Giovanni, and his mother Maria Virginia De Martini, immigrated to San Jose, California from the small village of Acereto, Italy only months before Amadeo’s birth on May 6, 1870.
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Born into a family of Italian immigrants, Giannini knew early tragedy: his father was shot to death by a man who owed him a dollar.
May 1, 2024 · A.P. Giannini (born May 6, 1870, San Jose, California, U.S.—died June 3, 1949, San Mateo, California) was an American banker, founder of the California-based Bank of Italy—later the Bank of America—which, by the 1930s, was the world’s largest commercial bank. He was a major pioneer of branch banking.
Amadeo Peter Giannini was born on May 6, 1870 in San Jose, California. Known affectionately as “A.P.,” Giannini was not only an innovator in banking, but also a man with remarkable integrity and extraordinary faith in human character.
Feb 20, 2023 · Amadeo Peter, or A.P. as his nickname, was born in San Jose, California and soon after life would throw curve balls his way. At 7 years old, his father was killed by a gunshot fired from a laborer unwilling to repay 1 dollar of debt.
Dec 7, 1998 · A.P. Giannini was born in San Jose, Calif., in 1870, the son of immigrants from Genoa, Italy. His father, a farmer, died in a fight over a dollar when A.P. was seven.
