# Jakob Fugger the Elder

> Jakob Fugger was a German master weaver, town councillor and merchant, as well as the founder of the Fugger dynasty. He was later known as Jakob Fugger the Elder to distinguish him from his son Jakob Fugger, who took over his father's company and oversaw its rise to be the largest and richest trading house in Europe.

*German merchant (1398-1469)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/jakob-fugger-the-elder

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1398
- **Died:** 1469-03-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 9.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 8.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 43.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Якоб Фуггер Старший](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AF%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B1_%D0%A4%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%B9)
- [جاكوب فجر الاكبر](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A8_%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%B1)
- [Якоб Фугер Стари](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AF%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B1_%D0%A4%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8)
- [Jakob Fugger der Ältere](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_Fugger_der_%C3%84ltere)
- [Γιάκομπ Φούγκερ ο Πρεσβύτερος](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%B9%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BC%CF%80_%CE%A6%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%81_%CE%BF_%CE%A0%CF%81%CE%B5%CF%83%CE%B2%CF%8D%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82)
- [Jakob Fugger the Elder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_Fugger_the_Elder)
- [Jacobo Fúcar el Viejo](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobo_F%C3%BAcar_el_Viejo)
- [יאקוב פוגר "הזקן"](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%90%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91_%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%92%D7%A8_%22%D7%94%D7%96%D7%A7%D7%9F%22)
- [Jacob Fugger il Vecchio](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Fugger_il_Vecchio)
- [Фуггер, Якоб Старший](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%AF%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B1_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%B9)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q92357)

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