Willem Usselincx

Willem Usselincx
Willem Usselincx, 1637
Born1567
Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands
Diedc. 1647 (aged 79–80)
Occupation(s)Merchant, diplomat
Known forFounder of the Dutch West India Company
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Willem Usselincx (1567 – c. 1647) was a Flemish Dutch merchant, investor and diplomat who was instrumental in drawing both Dutch and Swedish attention to the importance of the New World. Usselincx was the founding father of the Dutch West India Company.

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