About Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen
Lived 1572 – 1637 (aged 64–65). Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen was a Dutch merchant.
Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen (also Tymen; Thymen; Hinloopen; 1572–1637), was one of the leaders of the Dutch merchant and whaling company of Noordsche Compagnie beginning in 1617 and participant in the New Netherland Company, interested in furs. Thijmen was a prominent trader in corn from the Baltic carrying on trade to Genoa and Portugal.
He was the namesake of Cape Henlopen, Delaware and Hinlopen Strait.
Family The Hinlopen family is said to have originated from Brabant. After moving to Amsterdam, several of the Hinlopens became wealthy during the Golden Age. In 1629 he bought an estate near Bussum.
Thijmen married Anna Verlaer. The art collector :nl:Michiel Hinloopen was their son and Jan Jacobszoon Hinlopen was his nephew.
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Dutch businessman
When was Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen born?
Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen was born in 1572 in Amsterdam.
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Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen died on 7 August 1637.
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Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen was a merchant.
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Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen was Dutch.
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