Gerson, Georg 10/14/1790 - 02/16/1825

Gerson showed a talent for business as a teenager and was sent, at the age of 15, to study in Hamburg. Musically, he was very talented. Throughout his childhood, he was taught by qualified teachers. During his time in Hamburg, he had close contact with two former virtuosos; violinist Andreas Romberg and cellist Bernhard Romberg (a cousin of Andrew), and also studied music theory. When he returned to Copenhagen in 1812, he joined the bank in Hambro og Søn and in 1816 became co-owner of the company.

Georg Gerson played in a Copenhagen Quartet. He was also an active member of the Society for the Propagation of Music (Selskabet for musikkens Udbredelse), which played a significant role for some time in the Copenhagen music scene, In 1821, Gerson was appointed to "hofråd".

On the way home from a business trip in London, he suffered a stroke in Hamburg, which paralyzed his left hand. His work as a musician came to an end.. In 1825, at the young age of 34 and four months after his marriage to Adelaide Nathan-David, he died from an additional stroke.