Georg Giese
Deceased Person
1497 – 1562
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Who was Georg Giese?
Georg Giese - died on 3 February 1562 in Danzig, was a Hanse merchant.
As a member of the Hanseatic League Giese also worked in London where he was portrayed by Hans Holbein the Younger in 1532. After returning to Danzig in 1535 he married Christine Krüger, daughter of a prestigious Danzig citizen.
His Danzig-based Patrician family, which included Albrecht Giese, bishop Tiedemann Giese etc., had come originally from Cologne. He also appears on the 100000 mark note (1923)
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- Born
- Apr 2, 1497
Gdańsk - Nationality
- Germany
- Lived in
- Gdańsk
- Died
- Feb 3, 1562
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on July 23, 2013
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