Jacob Curiel (merchant, born 1687)
Don Jahacob Hisquiau Curiel (1687–20 March 1747; also spelled Jacob, Iacob, and de Curiel) was a Dutch merchant and diplomat, who spent part of his life on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao.[1] He was born and died in Amsterdam.
Business and philanthropy[edit]
Jahacob Curiel and his brother, Solomon, imported commodities, mostly tobacco, to the Netherlands and the rest of Europe.[2][not in citation given]
In 1741 and 1742, Curiel served as President of the Jewish Community of Curaçao. He donated large sums to the building of the Curaçao synagogue, and to Hebrew and Dutch scholarship.[1][3]
Family[edit]
Jahacob Curiel was born in Amsterdam as the oldest child of Abraham Curiel (1662-1708), a Dutch merchant, and Ribca Franco da Silva (1661-1691).[4] Jahacob was the great-grandson of Jacob Curiel, after whom he was named.[5]
Jahacob Curiel married Ribca Mendes de Gama, daughter of Isaac Mendes de Gama, in February 1722. They had 8 children: Abraham, Isaac, Jeosuah, Josseph, Lea, Moseh, Sara, and Selomoh. Sara Curiel married Abraham Curiel, Solomon Curiel's son, and her first cousin.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Emmanuel, Isaac Samuel (1957). Precious Stones of the Jews of Curaçao: Curaçaon Jewry 1656-1957. Bloch. Search this book on
- ↑ "Curacao Virtual Jewish History Tour". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ↑ Emmanuel, Isaac Samuel; Emmanuel, Suzanne A. (1970). History of the Jews of the Netherlands Antilles. American Jewish Archives. Search this book on
- ↑ Kayserling, Meyer (1890). Biblioteca española-portugueza-judaica: Dictionnaire bibliographique des auteurs juifs, de leurs ouvrages espagnols et portugais et des oeuvres sur et contre les Juifs et le judaïsme, avec un aperc̜u sur la littérature des Juifs espagnols et une collection des proverbes espangnols (in français). C. J. Trubner. Search this book on
- ↑ Nederland, Genootschap voor de Joodse Wetenschap in (1922). Bijdragen en mededeelingen van het Genootschap voor de Joodsche Wetenschap in Nederland, gevestigd te Amsterdam (in Nederlands). M. Hertzberger. Search this book on
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