# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jacob-mossel
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:36:19.442Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jacob-mossel"
name: "Jacob Mossel"
slug: "jacob-mossel"
description: "Jacob Mossel went from being a common sailor at the age of 15, to become Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1750 to 1761. Due to his position as a sugar magnate and opium dealer, he became one of the richest people on the planet."
tagline: "Dutch colonial governor (1704-1761)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jacob_Mossel_1704-1761.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1704-11-28"
deathDate: "1761-05-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           39.4
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.675666666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Mossel"
    title: "Jacob Mossel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Mossel"
    title: "Jacob Mossel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Mossel"
    title: "Jacob Mossel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AF%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B1_%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C"
    title: "Якоб Моссель"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Mossel"
    title: "Jacob Mossel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Mossel"
    title: "Jacob Mossel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2292120"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump