Difference between revisions of "Moretus, Johannes Jacobus"
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| + | [[File:moretus.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Johannes Jacobus Moretus, 1690-1757, painted by Jan van Helmont]] | ||
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| + | [[File:moretus.arms.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The coat of arms of the Moretus family, 1757]] | ||
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Head of the Moretus-family of financiers - the richest in Antwerp. Owned the world-famous Plantijn printing house. Corresponded a lot with agents in Copenhagen for information about the markets. (Gøbel, 2015:68) | Head of the Moretus-family of financiers - the richest in Antwerp. Owned the world-famous Plantijn printing house. Corresponded a lot with agents in Copenhagen for information about the markets. (Gøbel, 2015:68) | ||
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| + | Family<br /> | ||
| + | Wife: [[Schilder, Theresia Mathilda]]. (Voet 1969:64) | ||
'''Timeline'''<br /> | '''Timeline'''<br /> | ||
Revision as of 13:32, 21 September 2015
Born 1690, died 1757. (Voet 1969:65)
File:Moretus.arms.jpg
The coat of arms of the Moretus family, 1757
Head of the Moretus-family of financiers - the richest in Antwerp. Owned the world-famous Plantijn printing house. Corresponded a lot with agents in Copenhagen for information about the markets. (Gøbel, 2015:68)
Family
Wife: Schilder, Theresia Mathilda. (Voet 1969:64)
Timeline
1732 onwards - Invests in bottomry loans at Asiatisk Kompagni. (Gøbel, 2015:68)
1736 - Bought stocks in the new Kurantbanken. (Gøbel, 2015:68)
1747 - Starts buying stock in Vestindisk-Guineisk Kompagni. (Gøbel, 2015:68)
1751 - Owned 34½ shares in Vestindisk-Guineisk Kompagni with his family members Moretus, Balthazar and Moretus, F.F.. (Gøbel, 2015:68)
