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[[File:Hurk.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Pieter van Hurk - modelled in Canton during his stay with CRONPRINTZ CHRISTIAN in 1731. Photo: Maritime Museum of Denmark]]

Also spelled Hurck.

Born around 1696 in Amsterdam. (Parmentier 1989:142). Died in 1775-5-3. (Clarke, 2011:58)

Travelled to Canton four times in service of the ''Oostendse Compagnie''. Hired by [[Holmsted, Frederik]] as supercargo for the first direct Danish voyage to China. (Parmentier 1989:143)

'''Timeline'''<br />
1730 - Left for Canton onboard the CRONPRINTZ CHRISTIAN as supercargo. His high wages included 16 chest of pacotille and 4% of the auction sum of the cargo. His total profit from the trip must have been above 45,000 rigsdaler. (Parmentier 1989:144) 

1732 - ''Participant'' in [[Asiatisk Kompagni]].(Parmentier 1989:147)

1733 - Appointed ''Kommerceraad''. (Parmentier 1989:169)

1734 - Listed as ''KAuffmann'' and ''Hovedparticipant'' in DAC. (Hof&Stat)

Member of the board in [[Kurantbanken]].

1743-1744 - Part of the board of Sø-Assurance Kompagniet as ‘’Kommitteret ved policernes ekspedition”. Mentioned as ''Bank-Commmissær''. (Thorsen: Sø-Assurance Kompagni 1726-1926:524)

1744 - Married [[Fabritius, Maria Barbara]], sister of [[Fabritius, Michael]] and [[Fabritius, Just]]. (Parmentier 1989:147) She was previously married to [[Abbestée, Helvig]].

1745 - Director of Asiatisk Kompagni till 1754. (Parmentier 1989:147)

1749 - Appointed ''Justitsraad''. (Parmentier 1989:169)

1753 - Appointed ''Etatsraad''. (Parmentier 1989:169)

'''Estates'''<br />
1734 - Bought the country estate ''Sneglebakken'' in Lyngby, north of Copenhagen. (Parmentier 1989:148)

1755 - Bought the property Rosenvænget with a cloth factory from the widow of [[Gandil, Pierre]] (Hist. medd. om Kbh IV:502) Sold it in 1756 to Kgl. Fabrikskommissær [[Frontier, Pierre]].

1768 - Moved to the country estate ''Rustenborg'' in Lyngby, north of Copenhagen. (Parmentier 1989:148) The previous owner was [[Desmercières, Jean Henri]]. (BioLek III)

1769 - Received a deed of ''Lille mariendal'', previously owned by [[Lange, Philip de]]. (Hist. medd. om Kbh IV:517)

''Other''<br />
Hurk was ''Kommissionær'' for [[Reyns, Isabella]]; [[Dormer, James]] from Antwerp and the widow of [[Maelskamp, Jacobus]] from Ghent. (Parmentier 1989:169)

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