Dirck van Os

Portrait of Dirck van Os as an ensign by Cornelis de Visscher (1583).
A painting by Pieter Saenredam of the old town hall in Amsterdam where Amsterdam Exchange Bank was founded in 1609.

Dirck van Os (Antwerp, March 1556 – Amsterdam, May 1615) was an Amsterdam merchant, insurer, financier and shipping magnate. He is among the founders of the Compagnie van Verre, the United East India Company (VOC), and the Amsterdam Exchange Bank.[1]

  1. ^ Dillen, J.G. van (1958) Het oudste aandeelhoudersregister van de Kamer Amsterdam der Oost-Indische Compagnie, p. 110-111