Louis De Geer (1587–1652), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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industrialist, merchant
Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1587
Place of Birth: Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Date of Death: 19-Jun-1652
Profession: entrepreneur, diplomat, merchant, arms trader
Nationality: Sweden, Netherlands
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Louis De Geer (1587–1652)
- Louis De Geer (17 November 1587 – 19 June 1652) was a Netherlandish entrepreneur and industrialist of Walloon origin.
- An early pioneer of outward foreign direct investment in the early modern period, he is considered by many as the father of Swedish industry for introducing Walloon blast furnaces in Sweden.
- He produced cannons for the German Protestant movement, the Dutch navy and the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company.
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Source: Riksdagen genom tiderna, Stockholm : Sveriges riksdag : Riksbankens jubileumsfond : Almqvist & Wiksell international (distr.), 1985, ISBN 91-22-00758-X.
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| Alternative names | Gulden Scepter, David Beck (II) | ||
| Description | Dutch painter, draughtsman, printmaker and court painter | ||
| Date of birth/death | 25 May 1621 | 20 December 1656 | |
| Location of birth/death | Delft | The Hague | |
| Work location | London (1641), Stockholm (1647-1653), Rome (1653), Northern Netherlands (1653-1656), The Hague (1656) | ||
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Source: Riksdagen genom tiderna, Stockholm : Sveriges riksdag : Riksbankens jubileumsfond : Almqvist & Wiksell international (distr.), 1985, ISBN 91-22-00758-X.
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