Alain Naef: Swiss money, Portuguese ships and enslaved people from Angola - the Purry, Mellish Devisme company
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Mittwoch, 3. Juli 2024, 18.00 - 19.30 Uhr |
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| Veranstaltungsart | Workshop/Seminar |
| Reihe | Forschungsseminar "Economic History, Growth & Development" |
| Einrichtung | Wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Bereich |
| Veranstalter | Lehrstuhl Prof. Dr. Lars Börner |
| Veranstaltungsort | Seminarraum I |
| Straße | Große Steinstraße 73 |
| PLZ/Ort | 06108 Halle (Saale) |
Beschreibung
Abstract:
Switzerland and Swiss officials have long said that the country had no link to slavery. This history is now changing. Here I show how Swiss banker David de Pury and his company were involved in the trade of enslaved people in Brazil. Using archives from Portugal and Switzerland, I show how the Triangular trade made de Pury one of the richest persons of his time. De Pury is part of a network of Swiss Huguenots who were active in banking and cloth trade.
Referent: Ass. Prof. Alain Naef, PhD (ESSEC Business School, Paris)
| Webseite | https://iw.wiwi.uni-halle.de/research_seminar/ |
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