Ludwig Knoop

Johann Ludwig, Baron von Knoop
Portrait of Baron von Knoop by Carl Johann Lasch (1878)
Born(1821-05-15)15 May 1821
Bremen
Died14 August 1894(1894-08-14) (aged 73)
OccupationsCotton merchant and entrepreneur

Baron Johann Ludwig von Knoop (15 May 1821, in Bremen – 14 August 1894, in Bremen) was a cotton merchant and entrepreneur from the city-state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, who became one of the richest entrepreneurs in his time. He was created a Baron by Alexander II of Russia in 1877.

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