Andries Pels
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Andries Pels
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Andries Pels was a wealthy Dutch banker and insurer. He began as someone who had devoted himself to the merchandise trade, along with his brother Guillelmo, but after the latter's death in 1705 he concentrated more and more on the money and exchange business. In 1707, he founded the firm Andries Pels & Sons, the largest merchant bank of the day, that lasted until 1774. The firm traded in sugar, tobacco, cocoa, rice, rye, salt and hemp, but also financed salvages of stranded ships. After the foun
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Dutch banker and insurer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andries_Pels
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2009-04-27T11:50:22Z
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2024-08-28T12:29:53Z
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