Moses Melchior
Jewish-Danish merchant. Founder of the trading house Moses & Søn G. Melchior
About Moses Melchior
Lived 1736 – 1817 (aged 80–81). Moses Melchior was a Danish businessperson.
Moses Melchior (1736–1817) was a Jewish-Danish merchant. He founded the trading house Moses & Søn G. Melchior.
Biography Moses Melchior was born in Hamburg, the son of Marcus Melchior and Zippora Rosbach. He first visited Copenhagen in about 1750 to establish connections for his merchant father and moved there on a permanent basis in 1760. For the first 20 years he dealt mainly with tobacco from the Netherlands and Bremen, partly in partnership with his brother-in-law Akiba Jakobsen. He later founded the trading house Moses & Søn G. Melchior. By 1790 he traded on the Danish West Indies.
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Who was Moses Melchior?
Jewish-Danish merchant. Founder of the trading house Moses & Søn G. Melchior
When was Moses Melchior born?
Moses Melchior was born in 1736 in Hamburg.
When did Moses Melchior die?
Moses Melchior died in 1817 in Copenhagen.
What was Moses Melchior's occupation?
Moses Melchior was a businessperson.
What nationality was Moses Melchior?
Moses Melchior was Danish.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Moses Melchior (1736–1817)
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