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Derich Born
c. 1509 - 1549MerchantEurope · 1509Most named place: Cologne
Derich Born was a merchant from Cologne and the youngest member of the London branch of the Hanseatic League.
Information about his commercial activities are preserved in records between 1533 and 1549. In 1536 he supplied Erasmus Kyrkener, the king Henry VIII’s armorer with military equipment for the suppression of the Northern Rebellion. However, in 1541 Derich and his elder brother Johannes were expelled from the London Steelyard after they had a dispute with the Duke of Suffolk concerning payment for a consignment of lead.
His presence is evident in Antwerp in 1542 and 1543. The last reference to Derich Born dates from 1549, when he submitted an official complaint about his expulsion while he was in Cologne.
