Claes Grill
Claes Grill | |
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Claes Grill is always depicted with his left profile. The other side of his face was scarred and he was one-eyed. | |
| Born | Claes Grill 19 April 1705 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 6 November 1767 (aged 62) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation(s) | Merchant, factory owner, ship-owner |
| Organization | Swedish East India Company |
| Spouse | Anna Johanna Grill |
| Children | Adolf Ulric Grill Anna Johanna |
| Relatives | Grill family |
| Website | ostindiska |
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.