Jacques-Louis de Pourtalès

private banker, merchant, slave trader and industrialist from Geneva and Neuchâtel
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Summary

Jacques-Louis de Pourtalès was born on August 9, 1722[1], in Geneva[2]. He died on March 20, 1814[3], in Neuchâtel[4]. He worked as a banker[5], wholesaler[6], industrialist[7], and slave trader[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Family cemetery de Pourtalès[10]
  • Father: Jérémie de Pourtalès[11]
  • Mother: Esther Marguerite de Luze[12]
  • Child: James Pourtales-Gorgier[13], Louis de Pourtales[14], Frédéric de Pourtalès[15]
  • Country of citizenship: France[16], Kingdom of Prussia[17]
  • Religion or worldview: reformed[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Family: House of Pourtalès[20]
  • Noble title: knight[21]
  • Commons category: Jacques-Louis de Pourtalès[22]
  • Family name: de Pourtalès[23]
  • Given name: Jacques[24], Louis[25]
  • Relative: Hermann de Pourtalès[26], Guy de Pourtalès[27], Louis Auguste de Pourtalès[28], Pierre Maurice de Pourtalès[29], Louis Maurice de Pourtalès[30], Alexandre Joseph de Pourtalès[31], Horace de Saussure[32], René de Saussure[33], Ferdinand de Saussure[34], Léopold de Saussure[35], Jean de Saussure[36], Raymond de Saussure[37], Jacques de Saussure[38], Thierry de Saussure[39]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[40], English[41]
  • Owner of: manor estate[42]

Why It Matters

Jacques-Louis de Pourtalès is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Jacques-Louis de Pourtalès born?

Jacques-Louis de Pourtalès's place of birth was Geneva[2].

Where did Jacques-Louis de Pourtalès die?

Jacques-Louis de Pourtalès passed away in Neuchâtel[4].

Who were Jacques-Louis de Pourtalès's parents?

Jacques-Louis de Pourtalès's father was Jérémie de Pourtalès[11]. Jacques-Louis de Pourtalès's mother was Esther Marguerite de Luze[12].

What did Jacques-Louis de Pourtalès do for work?

Jacques-Louis de Pourtalès worked as a banker[5], wholesaler[6], industrialist[7], and slave trader[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
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  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [15] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . jungfrauzeitung.ch. Retrieved . jungfrauzeitung.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . sngenealogie.ch. sngenealogie.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . gw.geneanet.org. gw.geneanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . gw.geneanet.org. gw.geneanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . gw.geneanet.org. Retrieved . gw.geneanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . gw.geneanet.org. Retrieved . gw.geneanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . gw.geneanet.org. Retrieved . gw.geneanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . www2.unil.ch. Retrieved . www2.unil.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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