Liedtke was born in Königsberg, East Prussia to a merchant as the seventh out of 12 children.

He was born on September 26, 1872, to a "merchant in the African trade".

Tavella was born in Milan to a Genoese merchant, and died in Genoa.

Munro was born in Glasgow on 27 May 1761 to a merchant called Alexander Munro.

He was born to Hagop Abdalian, a merchant, and Azniv Vartabedian.

Ms. Coste, 33, was born to a merchant in Togo and came to France to study when she was 17.

Catherine Cadière was born to a merchant, whose health was ruined by the plague in 1720, and lived under the guardianship of her mother and brothers.

Kōrin was born in Kyoto, to a wealthy merchant who had a taste for the arts and is said to have given his son some elementary instruction therein.

Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman was born in British Guiana to a successful merchant.

He was born in Brooklyn, New York City, in 1817 to a wealthy merchant.