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Danish Asiatic Company
Danish Asiatic Company ( Danish: Asiatisk Kompagni) was a Danish trading company established in 1730 to revive Danish trade on the Danish East Indies and China following the closure of the Danish East India Company. It was granted a 40-year monopoly on Danish trade on Asia in 1732 and taken over by the Danish government in 1772. It was headquartered at Asiatisk Plads in Copenhagen. Its former premises are now used by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Management Presidents * 1750–1771: Adam Gottlob Moltke Board of directors Members of the board of directors included: * 1730–1739: Gregorius Klauman * 1736–1746: Michael Fabritius * 1739–1752: Olfert Fas Fischer * 1743–1752: Joost van Hemert * 1745–1754: Peter van Hurk * 1769–1772: Gysbert Behagen * 1770–1775: John Brown * 1772–1775: Niels Ryberg * 1772–1784: Conrad Fabritius de Tengnagel * 1773–1775: William Halling * 1773–1775: Peder Hoppe * 1776–1783: Peter van Hemert * 1779–1784: Niels Ryberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Language
Danish (; , ) is a North Germanic language spoken by about six million people, principally in and around Denmark. Communities of Danish speakers are also found in Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and the northern German region of Southern Schleswig, where it has minority language status. Minor Danish-speaking communities are also found in Norway, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina. Along with the other North Germanic languages, Danish is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples who lived in Scandinavia during the Viking Era. Danish, together with Swedish, derives from the ''East Norse'' dialect group, while the Middle Norwegian language (before the influence of Danish) and Norwegian Bokmål are classified as ''West Norse'' along with Faroese and Icelandic. A more recent classification based on mutual intelligibility separates modern spoken Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish as "mainland (or ''continental'') Scandinavian", while I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Halling
William Halling (19 March 1744 - 12 April 1796), born Vitus Halling and after 1772 frequently referred to as Brigadér Halling, was a Danish nabob and landowner. He owned the Brigadér Halling House in Copenhagen and Dronninglund in Vendsyssel. Early life Halling was born in the rectory in Hårslev on Zealand, the son of the local vicar Mogens Halling and his wife Elisabeth Marie née Olivarius. The family came from the Halling Valley in Akershus, Norway. In 1859 he became an assistant in the Danish Asia Company in Copenhagen. Years in India He travelled to Tranquebar in 1760 and a few years later continued to College on the Malabar Coast. He was promoted to senior assistant (''overassistent'') but fell foul of opperhoved P. Scheel and returned to Tranquebar in 1766 from where he continued to Bengal to enroll in the British army. He served under Major-General Robert Clive, was promoted to captain, and, probably in Spanish service, took part in the conquest of Manila. Return t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasmus Sternberg Selmer
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Rasmus may refer to: People * Rasmus (given name) * Rasmus (surname) Arts and entertainment * The Rasmus, a Finnish rock band formerly called Rasmus ** ''The Rasmus'' (album), a self-titled studio album by the Finnish band * the title character of ''Rasmus Klump'', a Danish comic strip series * Rasmus, a character in books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren Places * Rasmus, Michigan, an unincorporated community See also *Rasmussen ("Rasmus' Son"), family name derived from "Rasmus" *Erasmus (other) Erasmus (1466–1536) was a Dutch humanist scholar. Erasmus may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Erasmus (''Dune''), a fictional robot in the ''Legends of Dune'' series by Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert * Erasmus, a character in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Pierre François Mourier
René (''born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminine form). In some non-Francophone countries, however, there exists the habit of giving the name René (sometimes spelled without an accent) to girls as well as boys. In addition, both forms are used as surnames (family names). René as a first name given to boys in the United States reached its peaks in popularity in 1969 and 1983 when it ranked 256th. Since 1983 its popularity has steadily declined and it ranked 881st in 2016. René as a first name given to girls in the United States reached its peak in popularity in 1962 when it ranked 306th. The last year for which René was ranked in the top 1000 names given to girls in the United States was 1988. Persons with the given name * René, Duke of Anjou (1409–1480), titular king of Naples a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Abbestée
Hermann Abbestée (29 July 1728 – 29 December 1794) was Danish governor of Tranquebar from 1762 to 1775 and the first royal governor of Danish India from 1779 to 1788. He served as one of the seven directors of the Danish Asiatic Company from 1775 to 1778 and was also active as a trader. Early life and background Abbestée was born on 29 July 1728 in Copenhagen, the son of vintner Helvig Abbestée (1697–1742) and Maria Barbara Fabritius (1704–75). His father and motherwho were uncle and niecebelonged to the city's German Reformist congregation. His dather went bankrupt for the second time in 1738. His mother was the younger sister of Michael Fabritius and Just Fabritius. His mother was after the father's death second time married to director in the Danish Asiatic Company Peter van Hurk (c. 1697–1775). Career Abbestée was in 1752 employed by the Danish Asiatic Company as a trade assistant in Tranquebar. He arrived in 1753 on board the company's ship ''Sydermanland'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Hooglant
Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus authority ''Simon'' * Tribe of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel Places * Şimon ( hu, links=no, Simon), a village in Bran Commune, Braşov County, Romania * Șimon, a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Simon'' (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin * ''Simon'' (2004 film), Dutch drama directed by Eddy Terstall Games * ''Simon'' (game), a popular computer game * Simon Says, children's game Literature * ''Simon'' (Sutcliff novel), a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff * Simon (Sand novel), an 1835 novel by George Sand * ''Simon Necronomicon'' (1977), a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as "Simon" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Frederik Duntzfelt
William Frederik Duntzfelt (12 June 1792 – 12 October 1863) was a Danish merchant. He continued Duntzfelt & Co. but left the company in 1825. He was also a member of the 1848 Danish Constituent Assembly. Early life and education Duntzfelt was born in Copenhagen, the son of merchant William Duntzfelt and Marie Henriette de Coninck (1774–1843). His maternal grandfather was the wealthy merchant Frédéric de Coninck. Career He continued the family firm after his father's death in 1809 and was granted citizenship as a merchant in 1812. He became a member of 's committee in 1819 but pulled out of Duntzfelt & Co. in 1825. He was one of the directors of the Danish Asiatic Company in 1837 and headed the liquidation of the company in 1843. Politics Duntzfelt became one of the City's 32 Men in 1838 and continued his position on the Copenhagen City Council in 1840. He became a councilman in 1848. Duntzfelt was elected to the Roskilde Provincial Assembly in 1842, 1844, and 1846 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Hauser
Conrad Caspar Hauser (16 February 1743 - 14 December 1824) was a Swiss-Danish merchant, developer and phillantrophist. He contributed to the rebuilding of Copenhagen after the British bombardment of the city in 1807, building many of the houses on Hauser Plads which was later named after him. He was director of the Danish Asiatic Company from 1815 to 1824. Early life and education Hauser was born in Basel, the son of Rudolph Hauser (died 1766) and Catharina König (1708–86). In an early age he settled as a merchant in Marseille. Career Hauser became acquainted with the Danish envoy in Algier Andreas Æreboe and later married his sister. He was of assistance to a number of Danish naval ships stationed in the Mediterranean Sea and in 1776, upon recommendation of admiral Simon Hooglant, he was appointed as Royal Danish Agent with title of ''kommerceråd'' on condition that he would establish a trading house in Kiel. Hauser decided instead to move to Copenhagen where he joined Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Klingberg
Christian Klingberg (16 December 1765 – 9 February 1821) was a Danish Supreme Court attorney and chief legal officer of the Danish Asiatic Company. Early life and education Klingberg was born on 16 December 1765 in Copenhagen, the son of lottery inspector-general Jacob Klingberg (1719–82) and Karen Lund (1733–1806). He graduated from Frederiksborg Latin School in 1783 and passed his legal exams (cand.jur.) at the University of Copenhagen in 1787. Career He was a lawyer at the Hof- og Stadsret from 1791 and became a Supreme Court Attorney in 1792. He was in addition chief legal officer of the Danish Asia Company 1812–19 and briefly served as director of the Bank of Denmark in 1818. In 1813, he was designated as Supreme Court justice but never used this appointment. Klingberg was recognized as one of the leading lawyers of his time and acted as defense attorney in a number of high-profile cases, for instance for Conrad Malte-Brun. Personal life Klingberg married Lovi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carsten Anker
Carsten Tank Anker (17 November 1747 – 13 March 1824) was a Norwegian businessman, civil servant, politician and one of the Fathers of the Constitution of Norway. He was the owner of the manor house in Akershus at which the original National Assembly (''Riksforsamlingen'') of Norway was held. The manor house has since then been given the name ''Eidsvollsbygningen''. Early years Born in Frederikshald, he was the son of the trader Erik Ancher (1709–1785) and cousin of Bernt Anker. In 1759 Carsten left on a journey abroad that was to last for several years, together with his brother Peter and four cousins from Christiania. From 1771 to 1772 he was an envoy from several of the major Norwegian trading companies in Stockholm to negotiate better conditions for the timber trade on the river Klarälven, without much success. While in Sweden, however, there arose suspicion that he was also working with a secret, political agenda, and when Gustav III conducted his coup d'état, Anker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Leonhard Fix
Johan Leonhard Fix (28 December 1735 - 2 February 1807) was a German-Danish merchant who served as governor of Frederiknagor in Danish India. He moved to Copenhagen in 1787 where he served as director of Danish Asiatic Company from 1791 to 1805. He was the third largest contributor to the rebuilding of Christiansborg Palace after the first Christiansborg Palace was destroyed in a fire in 1804. Early life Fix was born on 28 December 1735 in Hanau near Frankfurt. His father was a weaver. The family belonged to the Dutch Reformed church. Years in India Fix travelled to Copenhagen on foot where he was employed as bookkeeper by the Danish Asiatic Company in 1867 and travelled to Trankebar and the Bengal on board the ship ''CRON PRINCEN AF DANEMARK''. Hermann Abbestée wrote an angry letter about Fix's conduct in 1770. In 1771 he married Anthonetta Maria Henckel in Frederiksnagore. She was the widow of Hermann Fredericks Henckel, a Danish Asiatic Company merchant and former Oberhoved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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