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Claes Grill

1705-04-19 – 1767-11-06

Portrait of Claes Grill
Klas Grill, 1705-1767, kommerserrådCredit: Attributed to Jakob Björck / After Gustaf Lundberg

Life & Legacy

Claes Grill (sometimes spelt Claës Grill; 19 April 1705 – 6 November 1767) was a Swedish merchant, factory owner and ship-owner. He was director of the Grill Trading House, one of the leading companies in the East India trade through the Swedish East India Company (SOIC). The trading house also ran a banking business and owned several ironworks in Sweden. Grill also owned several estates, was interested in natural science and had a brief and unsuccessful political career.

Occupation & Career

businessperson, ship-owner, patron of the arts

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Organizations & Memberships

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

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Family & Relationships

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q5771745 — wikidata View source

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