Pels
Pels may refer to: People * Andries Pels (1655–1731), a Dutch banker and insurer * Gerrit Pels (1893–1966), a Dutch astronomer ** 1667 Pels, a main-belt asteroid * Jessica Pels (born 1986), American magazine editor * Pels Rijcken (1810–1889), a Royal Dutch Navy officer and politician Other uses * New Orleans Pelicans, or "Pels", an American baseball team See also * * Pel (other) * PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award The PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award, commonly referred to as the PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award, is awarded by the PEN America (formerly PEN American Center). It annually recognizes two American playwrights. A medal is given ...

Andries Pels
Andries Pels (2 September 1655, in Amsterdam – 8 February 1731) was a wealthy Dutch banker and insurer. He began as someone who had devoted himself to the merchandise trade, along with his brother Guillelmo, but after the latter's death in 1705 he concentrated more and more on the money and exchange business. In 1707, he founded the firm Andries Pels & Sons, the largest merchant bank of the day, that lasted until 1774. The firm traded in sugar, tobacco, cocoa, rice, rye, salt and hemp, but also financed salvages of stranded ships. After the foundation of St. Peterburg, Pels had ships loaded at Kronstadt with grain, linseed, tallow, potash, and tar, as well as rhubarb. Between December 1712 and March 1714, James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, James Brydges, paymaster of the Forces, conducted transactions through Pels' account with a total value of more than half a million guilders. His bank money transactions at the Wisselbank doubled between 1686 and in 1726 and surpassed C ...
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