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Gillis Hooftman | |
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Born | Gillis Hooftman van Eyckelberg c. 1521 |
Died | 19 January 1581 (aged 59–60) |
Gillis Hooftman van Eyckelberg, (German: Ägidius Hauptmann; 1521 – 19 January 1581, Antwerp) was a Dutch merchant, trader, banker, and shipbuilder from the Duchy of Limburg. Hooftman was one of richest men of his time in the prosperous city of Antwerp, the trading center of the Spanish Netherlands.