Jacob Behrens
Sir Jacob Behrens (20 November 1806 – 22 April 1889) was an Anglo–German textile merchant.[1] His company, Sir Jacob Behrens & Son Ltd., was established in 1834 and still operates today.[3][4] Born in Bad Pyrmont, Germany, into a family of merchants, Sir Jacob Behrens settled in Leeds in 1834, establishing his business there.[5] Behrens was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1882 for his work in strengthening trade relations between Britain and France.You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This German business-related biographical article is a stub.