# John Spilman

> Sir John Spilman was a Lindau, Holy Roman Empire-born businessman who founded the first commercially successful paper-mill in England, establishing a factory on the River Darenth in Dartford, Kent in 1588. Spilman was also jeweller to Queen Elizabeth I, and was knighted by King James I.

*British papermaker*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-spilman

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1600
- **Died:** 1626
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Sir John Spilman was a Lindau, Holy Roman Empire-born businessman who founded the first commercially successful paper-mill in England, establishing a factory on the River Darenth in Dartford, Kent in 1588. Spilman was also jeweller to Queen Elizabeth I, and was knighted by King James I.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 36.8
- **Momentum:** 6.9

## Sources
- [John Spilman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Spilman)
- [John Spilman](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Spilman)
- [جون سپيلمان (رجال اعمال)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84))
- [جان اسپل مین](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%84_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101186)

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