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Jacob J. Hinlopen (1582 – 1629 in Amsterdam) lived in a house with Hinlopen in the gable, now at 155 Nieuwendijk. He traded in cloth and Indian wares. In 1602 he was co-founder of the Dutch East India Company in Enkhuizen: his descendants inherited very old stocks. In 1617 he became the first person of Flemish origin to obtain a seat on the City Council.