Louisa Catharina Harkort
Louisa Catharina Harkort (1718–1795), was a
German ironmaster. She founded the iron
and export company Wittib Harkort, and became known as Die Märckerin.
Harkort married landowner Johann Caspar Harkort III (1716-1760) in 1748. She took over his estate as a
Abbess of Essen was one of her most important business partners. She played an important role in the industrialization of the Ruhr area.[citation needed
]
References
- Christiane Maibach: Louisa Catharina Harkort (1718–1795). Lebenswelt und Handlungsspielraum einer Unternehmerin im späten 18. Jahrhundert. unveröffentlichte Magisterarbeit, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, o. J.
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