Background
She was born in Amsterdam to flax merchant Johannes van de Velde and Bruna Jacoba Schouten.
She was born in Amsterdam to flax merchant Johannes van de Velde and Bruna Jacoba Schouten.
Their summers were spent at their estate Elswout in Overveen, which they bought in 1805 and which at that time included Kraantje Lek. In 1812 he was the second richest man in Amsterdam. When he suddenly died in 1814 Johanna decided to continue his business under the name Wed.
West. Borksi, together with her husband"s assistant Johannes Bernardus Stoop.
Her most successful deal was supporting De Nederlandse Bank in 1816. She saved another bank, the Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij, in 1830 after it had given King Willem I some loans that he had demanded.
Her company continued until 1884 when the name changed to Van Loon & Company
On her estate in Overveen, Borski received notable guests such as Napoleon and his empress Marie Louise. Johanna Borski died in Amsterdam and was buried in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, along with a few family portraits.