Frédéric de Coninck

Deceased Person

1740 – 1811

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Who was Frédéric de Coninck?

Frederic de Coninck was a Dutch merchant active in Copenhagen, to which he moved in 1763 to set up a foreign trade and shipping company. He became one of Denmark's largest shipping owners, with a fleet of 64 vessels at the company's height. He took advantage of Denmark's neutrality in the Napoleonic Wars to boost his and its trade, but his company got into difficulties during and after the English Wars, having to shut down in 1822.

His daughter Marie Henriette was married do Danish merchant Christian Vilhelm Duntzfelt. Their great-grandson was the American doctor Henry Jacques Garrigues.

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Born
Dec 2, 1740
Died
1811

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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