Ludwig Knoop

Johann Ludwig, Baron von Knoop
Portrait of Baron von Knoop by Carl Johann Lasch (1878)
Born15 May 1821
Bremen
Died14 August 1894
Occupation(s)Cotton 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.