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Oliger (Holger) Paulli (1644–1714), also spelt as Olliger Paulli, was a wealthy Danish merchant from an influential family, pamphleteer, religious fanatic, and publisher. He was renowned for his over-zealous activities for the return of Jewish people to their promised holy land. He was well known for claiming his great-grandfather, "Simon Paulli (Sr.)",〔(Simon Pauli the older one )〕 as a Jew and descendant of the royal line of David. His controversial promulgations and religiously fanatical publications such as ''The Dove of Noah'' and ''The Triumph of the Stone cut without Hands'' created hopes and theological tensions among major religions of those days.〔 ==Early life== He was born in 1644 at Copenhagen. His father Simon Paulli was a reputed Anatomist and royal physician to Frederick III of Denmark.〔(Simon Pauli the younger one Paulis sons - Olliger (Holger) Paulli (1644-1714) )〕 His grandfather, Heinrich Paulli(1565-1610), was a personal physician of queen Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.〔(The Galileo Project - Paulli, Simon - 2. Father - Heinrich Paulli (1565-1610)-personal physician to the Queen-Widow Sophie of Denmark )〕 His great-grandfather, Simon Paulli(Sr.), was a German Lutheran(assumed)〔The Galileo Project - Paulli, Simon - 5. Religion - Affiliation: Lutheran (assumed)〕 theologian and first superintendent of Rostock.〔 He was a bookeeper for the West Indies and Danish West India Company in Copenhagen. With business and commerce prosperity, he was appointed secretary to the Danish West India Company.〔He was bred to commerce, and having been appointed secretary to the Indian company, he became one of the richest merchants in Denmark〕 Over the period, he became one of the richest merchants in Denmark. Between 1683 and 1688, he started his own ship and cargoes to Guinea as a result of delivering supplies to the fort or payment of "recognition". It appears, he made lot of fortune on then, prosperous slave-trade in the West Indies and on the coast of Guinea.〔 He died at Copenhagen in 1714. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oliger Paulli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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