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Nov 17, 1752 Hamburg, Germany Died on 20 Mar 1839 (aged 86)
German businessman
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About Caspar Voght
- Caspar Voght (17 November 1752 – 20 March 1839), later Caspar Reichsfreiherr von Voght (more commonly known as Baron Caspar von Voght), was a German merchant and social reformer from Hamburg (today Germany).
- Together with his business partner and friend Georg Heinrich Sieveking he led one of the largest trading firms in Hamburg during the second half of the 18th Century.
- On numerous trade trips, he completely crossed the European continent.
- One of his greatest achievements was reforming the welfare system of Hamburg.
- From 1785 he dedicated himself to strengthening agricultural and horticultural projects and built a model agricultural community in Flottbek, close to the gates of Hamburg.
