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C. F. Tietgen
Carl Frederik Tietgen (19 March 1829 – 19 October 1901) was a Denmark, Danish financier and industrialist. He played an important role in the industrialisation of Denmark as the founder of numerous prominent Danish companies, many of which are still in operation today. Tietgen notably formed Conglomerate (company), conglomerates, thus several of Tietgen's companies attained monopoly-like status, cementing their durability. Tietgen was a dedicated N. F. S. Grundtvig, Grundtvigian, and financed the completion of the Frederik's Church, Marble Church at his own expense. Early life and career Tietgen was born on 19 March 1829 in Odense, the son of a social club manager catering to the local bourgeoisie. He helped his family out at the club throughout his childhood. After finishing his commercial apprenticeship, he worked in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom for five years, and settled in Manchester, England. During that time he also traveled to nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peder Severin Krøyer
Peder Severin Krøyer (; 23 July 1851 – 21 November 1909), also known as P. S. Krøyer, was a Danish painter. Life Growing up and early training Krøyer was born in Stavanger, Norway, on 23 July 1851 to Ellen Cecilie Gjesdal. He was raised by Gjesdal's sister, Bertha Cecilie (born 1817) and brother-in-law, the Danish zoologist Henrik Nikolai Krøyer, after his mother was judged unfit to care for him. Krøyer moved to Copenhagen to live with his foster parents soon afterward. Having begun his art education at the age of nine under private tutelage, he was enrolled in Copenhagen's Technical Institute the following year. In 1870 at the age of 19 Krøyer completed his studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Art ('), where he had studied with Frederik Vermehren. In 1873 he was awarded the gold medal, as well as a scholarship. Early career His official debut as a painter was in 1871 at Charlottenborg Palace, Charlottenborg with a portrait of a friend, the painter Frans Schw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
