Carel Hendrik Bartels, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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mulatto trader
Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1792
Place of Birth: Elmina, Central Region, Ghana
Date of Death: 10-Feb-1850
Profession: judge
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Carel Hendrik Bartels
- Carel Hendrik Bartels (29 September 1792 – 10 February 1850) was the wealthiest and most important Euro-African trader and businessman on the Dutch Gold Coast in the second quarter of the nineteenth century.
- Apart from his entrepreneurial activities, Bartels was also a judge and member of the colonial government in Elmina, making him one of the most important men in town. Bartels has an entry in Hutchison's The Pen-Pictures of Modern Africans and African Celebrities.
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