Anna Goos

Anna Goos (1627–1691), was a printer and co-manager of Officina Plantiniana (now called Plantin Press) in Antwerp from 1674 to 1681.

[1] She prepared her son, Balthasar II Moretus, to run the business, during political and financially turbulent times, such as during the Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) and the financial collapse in Spain that affected their largest client, the Hieronymite Fathers of San Lorenzo in Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

[4] She provided leadership and training, and worked in partnership, with her son Balthasar III Moretus, so that he could take over running the business.

[2] Their major client, the Hieronymite Fathers of San Lorenzo in Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, suffered under a national financial crisis and were unable to pay their bills beginning about 1675.

Under her direction, Balthasar traveled to Spain and resolved contractual breaches and negotiated a repayment schedule.