Today I learned about Jakob Fugger, a German merchant of quite modest upbringing who by the time of his death had acquired the equivalent of 2% of Europe's GDP. His wealth adjusted by inflation would be worth 400 billion USD today, ranking him alongside Rockefeller and Carnegie.

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Today I learned about Jakob Fugger, a German merchant of quite modest upbringing who by the time of his death had acquired the equivalent of 2% of Europe's GDP. His wealth adjusted by inflation would be worth 400 billion USD today, ranking him alongside Rockefeller and Carnegie.

Today I learned about Jakob Fugger, a German merchant of quite modest upbringing who by the time of his death had acquired the equivalent of 2% of Europe's GDP. His wealth adjusted by inflation would be worth 400 billion USD today, ranking him alongside Rockefeller and Carnegie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_Fugger laszlo92 September 29, 2021 at 09:58AM

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Today I learned about Jakob Fugger, a German merchant of quite modest upbringing who by the time of his death had acquired the equivalent of 2% of Europe's GDP. His wealth adjusted by inflation would be worth 400 billion USD today, ranking him alongside Rockefeller and Carnegie.

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