Peschier, Pierre

Peschier, Pierre (1.11.1739-16.1.1812). Born in Geneva, died in Copenhagen. Buried at Assistens Kirkegård

Belonged to the French reformist church (BioLek III)

Family
Father: Peschier, Pierre 2

Mother: Blisson, Marguerite

Married to: Grodtschilling, Susanne Marie (14.9.1762 - 18.10.1816)

Timeline
1765-1768: Travels to Portugal, the Netherlands, England and France to learn the merchant business, in particular to learn more about the East Indian trade and trade goods (BioLek III)

1768: Came to Denmark at the request of Coninck, Frédéric de, and Peschier subsequently worked in de Conincks merchant house for some years (BioLek III)

1776: Granted citizenship (BioLek III)

1799: Onset of difficulties for Peschier's business ventures (BioLek III)

1807-1812: Sold goods to the Basel based merchant house House of Christoph Burckhardt & Co. at a total value of 99710 livres (Fierz, 1994, 116-117)

1809: Appointed Knight of Dannebrog (Werner, 1927, p. 175)

1812: Died as a poor man as a result of various economic downturns (BioLek III)

Property
Peschier owned the house that today houses the headquarters of Danske Bank at Holmens Kanal in Copenhagen (BioLek III)

Peschier was generally acknowledged as a very talented merchant and traded both in grains and East Indian goods, specifically to Russia in the early days of his career (BioLek III)

He purchased various goods at the Asiatic Company auctions through his lifetime (RA Moltke), and was considered the greatest customer of the Asiatic Company (BioLek III)

No account books for Peschiers merchant business survive. There is evidence of his business dealings with other European merchants (University of Bern)