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Jacob Fugger
Jacob Fugger, nicknamed "the Rich" (6 March 1459 in Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire – 30 December 1525 in Augsburg), was a banker and a member of the Fugger family. A trader like his brothers, he learned double-entry bookkeeping (keeping track of both credits and debits) in the Adriatic Port of Venice.
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