Louisa Catharina Harkort, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetLouisa Catharina Harkort
German entrepreneur
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Place of Birth: Hattingen, Free State of Prussia, Germany
About Louisa Catharina Harkort
- Louisa Catharina Harkort (1718-1795), was a German ironmaster.
- She founded the iron and export company Wittib Harkort, and became known as Die Märckerin. Harkort married landowner Johann Caspar Harkort III (1716-1760) in 1748.
- She took over his estate as a widow.
- Between 1775-80, Harkort founded five iron works and became a major iron trader, exporting to Russia and along the Ruhr.
- The princess Abbess of Essen was one of her most important business partners.
- She played an important role in the industrialization of the Ruhr area.
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