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* [[Regina Basilier]] (1572-1631), Swedish-German banker, trader and investor
* [[Regina Basilier]] (1572–1631), Swedish-German banker, trader and investor
* [[Birgitta Durell]] (1619-1683), Dutch-Swedish manufacturer-industrialist
* [[Birgitta Durell]] (1619–1683), Dutch-Swedish manufacturer-industrialist
* <!--Geer, Louis De -->[[Louis De Geer (1587-1652)|Louis De Geer]] (1587–1652), Walloon-born Dutch-Swedish businessman and industrialist; active mainly in the Dutch Republic and [[Sweden]]
* <!--Geer, Louis De -->[[Louis De Geer (1587-1652)|Louis De Geer]] (1587–1652), Walloon-born Dutch-Swedish businessman and industrialist; active mainly in the Dutch Republic and [[Sweden]]
* <!-- Le Maire, Issac -->[[Isaac Le Maire]] (ca.1558-1624), [[Walloons|Walloon]]-born Dutch businessman and investor; active mainly in the [[Dutch Republic]]
*<!-- Le Maire, Issac -->[[Isaac Le Maire]] (c.1558–1624), [[Walloons|Walloon]]-born Dutch businessman and investor; active mainly in the [[Dutch Republic]]
* [[Johan Palmstruch]] (1611-1671), Latvian-born Dutch-Swedish businessman, investor, and financial innovator; active mainly in the Dutch Republic and Sweden
* [[Johan Palmstruch]] (1611–1671), Latvian-born Dutch-Swedish businessman, investor, and financial innovator; active mainly in the Dutch Republic and Sweden
* [[Pierre-Paul Riquet]] (1609-1680), French entrepreneur, creator of the [[Canal du Midi]]
* [[Pierre-Paul Riquet]] (1609–1680), French entrepreneur, creator of the [[Canal du Midi]]


== 18th-century entrepreneurs ==
== 18th-century entrepreneurs ==
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* [[Anna Elisabeth Baer]] 1878-1955 (shipping business), Finland
* [[Anna Elisabeth Baer]] 1878–1955 (shipping business), Finland
* [[Samuel Crompton]] 1753-1827 (spinning mule), Great Britain
* [[Samuel Crompton]] 1753–1827 (spinning mule), Great Britain
* [[Caroline Gother]] 1761-1836 (banking), Sweden
* [[Caroline Gother]] 1761–1836 (banking), Sweden
* [[Johns Hopkins]] 1795-1873 (personal business), U.S.
* [[Johns Hopkins]] 1795–1873 (personal business), U.S.
* [[Anna Lohe]] 1654-1731 (banking business), Sweden
* [[Anna Lohe]] 1654–1731 (banking business), Sweden
* [[Thomas Newcomen]] 1664-1729 (steam engine), Great Britain
* [[Thomas Newcomen]] 1664–1729 (steam engine), Great Britain
* [[Charlotta Richardy]] 1751-1831 (manufacture), Sweden
* [[Charlotta Richardy]] 1751–1831 (manufacture), Sweden
* [[Brigitta Sahlgren]] 1694-1771 (sugar), Sweden
* [[Brigitta Sahlgren]] 1694–1771 (sugar), Sweden
* [[James Watt]] 1736-1819 (tugboats), Great Britain
* [[James Watt]] 1736–1819 (tugboats), Great Britain
* [[Robert Wood Johnson I]] 1845–1910 (medical device), U.S.
* [[Robert Wood Johnson I]] 1845–1910 (medical device), U.S.


Revision as of 19:48, 12 October 2023

This is a list of entrepreneurs by century. An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.[1] This list includes notable entrepreneurs.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

<18th-century entrepreneurs

18th-century entrepreneurs

19th-century entrepreneurs

20th-century entrepreneurs

21st-century entrepreneurs

See also

References

  1. ^ O'Sullivan, Arthur; Sheffrin, Steven M. (2003). Economics: Principles in Action. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. pp. 6. ISBN 0-13-063085-3.
  2. ^ Daniela Felisini, Alessandro Torlonia. The Pope's Banker, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
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