Module: Simon van Geldern

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Rosenthal, Ludwig: Heinrich Heine’s famous great-uncle; Kaufmann, David; Rosenthal, Ludwig: Die Beziehung des „Chevalier van Geldern“ zu regierenden Fürstenhäusern, hohen Staatsbeamten und anderen Staatspersonen.

  • How did Simon manage to build and maintain such a large and international network? And to what extent did Simon benefit from it?
  • Simon van Geldern was long described as the „black sheep“ of the family. To what extent could he also be classified as a pioneer and trailblazer?