# Antoon Jurgens

> Antoon Jurgens (1805-1880) was a Dutch merchant and industrialist. He founded a butter company that grew to be one of the largest butter and margarine companies in the world. His company was instrumental in the formation of Margarine Unie which, in 1930, merged with Lever Brothers to form Unilever.

*Dutch businessman (1805-1880)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** Netherlands
- **Born:** 1805-08-08
- **Died:** 1880-09-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Antoon Jurgens (1805-1880) was a Dutch merchant and industrialist. He founded a butter company that grew to be one of the largest butter and margarine companies in the world. His company was instrumental in the formation of Margarine Unie which, in 1930, merged with Lever Brothers to form Unilever.

## Fame
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1894470)

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