Jean Abraham Grill (21 July 1736 – 12 March 1792), sometimes called Johan Abraham Grill, was a Swedish merchant, supercargo and director of the SOIC as well as an ironmaster.
Jean Abraham was the oldest son of merchant Abraham (II), and Anna Maria Petersen.

In 1753 he joined the trading house.
He journeyed to China twice in 1755 and 1761. (
In between he lived in France.)
He lived in Canton as well as Macao for eight years.
He was the representative in Canton for the SOIC, because of the Canton System.
Since 1732 Swedish merchants traded in Canton now known as Guangzhou.
 He also had two trading companies, one together with Michael Grubb, trading with the countries close to China, and one of his own, which he used for trading tea and smuggling opium from India to China.

When he returned to Sweden, he bought from De Geer family the Godegård ironworks and manor, along with several other ironworks, that he renovated and improved.

All his notes, correspondence, accounts, cargo lists and books are preserved in the Godegård Archive.
Jean Abraham Grill (21 July 1736 – 12 March 1792), sometimes called Johan Abraham Grill, was a Swedish merchant, supercargo and director of the SOIC as well as an ironmaster. Jean Abraham was the oldest son of merchant Abraham (II), and Anna Maria Petersen.
In 1753 he joined the trading house. He journeyed to China twice in 1755 and 1761. (In between he lived in France.) He lived in Canton as well as Macao for eight years. He was the representative in Canton for the SOIC, because of the Canton System. Since 1732 Swedish merchants traded in Canton now known as Guangzhou.  He also had two trading companies, one together with Michael Grubb, trading with the countries close to China, and one of his own, which he used for trading tea and smuggling opium from India to China.
When he returned to Sweden, he bought from De Geer family the Godegård ironworks and manor, along with several other ironworks, that he renovated and improved.
All his notes, correspondence, accounts, cargo lists and books are preserved in the Godegård Archive.
Grill family