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Grosserer-Societetet
The ('Wholesalers' Society') was a society for wholesale merchants in Copenhagen founded by law in 1742. Since 1714, it was possible to acquire citizenship as a wholesaler in the city. was reorganized in 1817. In 1987 the association was replaced by the Danish Chamber of Commerce.'''' History was founded by law in 1742. The society was initially headed by a chairman and two elders. Membership in required proof of maintaining an office, being trained as merchant, owning stakes in one or more ships, as well as keeping international correspondence. In 1797, 48 of Copenhagen's 7080 wholesale merchants with citizenship as were members of . As of 16 June 1809, the number of wholesale merchants in Copenhagen had increased to 173 (cf. list below). was reorganized in 1817. Its affairs were from then on managed by a committee whose 13 members were elected at the 's annual general meetings. In 1886, Wilhelmine Rerup became the first female member of . Caroline Herding became the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Rudolph Saabye
Hans Rudolph Saabye (1751 8 November 1817) was a Denmark, Danish businessman. He succeeded Johann Ludvig Zinn as chair of Grosserer-Societetet in 1802. In 1792, he was appointed United States consul for the Copenhagen, Port of Copenhagen. Early life and background Saabye was born in Aarhus to Niels Nielsen Saabye (1618-1772) and Anna Barbara Sophia Fischer (1718-1798). His father was tenant/manager of (''forpagter'') of Vedø. from 1647 and Clausholm Castle, Clausholm from 26 April 1754. His maternal grandfather Clemens Lauritzen Fischer was the proprietor of Øster Kejlstrup in Gødvad Parish. His sister Inger Nielsdatter Saabye (c. 1740–1810) married to Poul Marcussen, owner of Ørumgaard. Career Saabye settled as a wholesale merchant in Copenhagen. In 1789, he partnered with Niels Ryberg, Christian Daniel Otte and Mørch as Niels Ryberg & Co. On 22 February 1802, he was elected as chair of Grosserer-Societetet. Titles and awards On 5 August 1789, in a letter addressed to Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fra Københavns Børs
''From Copenhagen Stock Exchange'' () is a monumental 1895 oil on canvas group portrait painting by Peder Severin Krøyer, featuring 50 representatives of the Danish commercial and financial industries gathered in the Great Hall of Børsen (the Exchange Building) in Copenhagen, Denmark. History The idea for the painting was conceived by Gustav Adolph Hagemann in 1881 while he was entertaining C. F. Tietgen, who was posing for Peder Severin Krøyer's portrait of him. Hagemann presented the idea of four monumental group portrait paintings for the newly refurbished Great Hall in Børsen featuring leading representatives of Denmark's trade, industry, agriculture, and shipping sectors. The Exchange Building was selected as the scene for the first of the paintings. The building had been purchased by Grosserer-Societetet in 1857. Krøyer's price for painting it was DKK 20,000, and the plan was to raise the money through contributions from the people seen in it. The price for one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauritz Nicolai Hvidt
Lauritz Nicolai Hvidt (27 October 1777 – 16 March 1856) was a Danish merchant and politician. His trading house mainly traded on the Danish West Indies. He was also part of the management of the marine insurance company De private Assurandeurer and director of the Bank of Denmark. As a liberal politician, he was involved in the work for a free constitution and a co-founder of the Free Press Society (). He was a member of the Copenhagen City Council from 1840 and its chairman from 1841. He lived in the now listed building at Kronprinsessegade 28 from 1812. Early life and education Hvidt was born in Copenhagen, the only son of textile merchant and later royal agent Niels Nielsen Hvidt (1738–1798) and Anna Beata Schwindt (1739–1808). He graduated from Borgerdyd School in 1681 and then studied theology at the University of Copenhagen from 1791 to 1795. He then worked as a house teacher for district governor C.L. Scheel-Plessen at Lindholm. Career Hvidt took over the family's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundorph House
The Sundorph House is a Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassical property at Ved Stranden 10 in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. The property has since the late 17th century been owned by members of the Sundorph family. The current building was constructed for tea merchant Mette Christine Sundorph after the previous building at the site was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. It was listed in the Listed buildings in Copenhagen Municipality, Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918. History 17th century The site was in 1689 part of a larger property (then No. 211) owned by merchant () Thomas Torsmide's widow. 17th century The property was listed in the new cadastre of 1756 as No. 247, owned by Jacob Olsen's widow. Hans Pay, who was born in Drammen in 1738, established as a porcelain seller in Copenhagen in 1768. He was licensed as a grocer (') in 1771 and 1776, but died in 1777. His widow, Mette Christine née Collstrup (1752–1834), took the operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Børsen
Børsen (Danish for "the Exchange"), also known as Børsbygningen ("The (Stock) Exchange building" in English), is a 17th-century stock exchange in the center of Copenhagen. The historic building is situated next to Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish Parliament, on the island of Slotsholmen. Børsen, a popular tourist attraction, is most noted for its distinctive spire, shaped as the tails of four dragons twined together, reaching a height of 56 metres. Built under the reign of Christian IV in 1619–1640, the building is considered a leading example of the Dutch Renaissance style in Denmark. It is a protected building for conservation purposes. History Børsen was planned by Christian IV as part of his plan to strengthen Copenhagen's role as a centre for trade and commerce in Northern Europe. A site on the north side of the embankment which connected Copenhagen to the new market town Christianshavn, which was planned on reclaimed land off the coast of Amager. The king ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From Copenhagen Stock Exchange
''From Copenhagen Stock Exchange'' () is a monumental 1895 oil on canvas group portrait painting by Peder Severin Krøyer, featuring 50 representatives of the Danish commercial and financial industries gathered in the Great Hall of Børsen (the Exchange Building) in Copenhagen, Denmark. History The idea for the painting was conceived by Gustav Adolph Hagemann in 1881 while he was entertaining C. F. Tietgen, who was posing for Peder Severin Krøyer's portrait of him. Hagemann presented the idea of four monumental group portrait paintings for the newly refurbished Great Hall in Børsen featuring leading representatives of Denmark's trade, industry, agriculture, and shipping sectors. The Børsen, Exchange Building was selected as the scene for the first of the paintings. The building had been purchased by Grosserer-Societetet in 1857. Krøyer's price for painting it was Danish krone, DKK 20,000, and the plan was to raise the money through contributions from the people seen in it. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niels Brock
Niels Brock (19 March 1731 – 4 October 1802) was a Danish merchant. He funded the establishment of the first business school in Copenhagen, which is now named Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College after him. The Niels Brock House, his former home on Strandgade in Copenhagen, is a listed building. Career Niels Brock was born to a merchant father in Randers in 1731. After a two-year stay at a merchant school in Lübeck, he was employed in his uncle's office in Copenhagen. Prompted by his father's death in 1754, he went back to Randers to settle his father's affairs but returned to Copenhagen in 1756 where he established a successful business with trade in linen and groceries. He traded within Denmark–Norway and with the Russian Empire (what today is Poland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). He was also active as a broker and in insurance. Niels Brock was appointed to the Council of 32 Men by the king. Personal life In 1762, Niels Brock married Lene Bredahl, daughter o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurits Nicolai Hvidt
Laurits is a masculine given name, a Danish and Estonian variant of the Scandinavian Lauritz, related to the English names Laurence and Lawrence. It may refer to: *Laurits, fire god related to St. Lawrence in Estonian mythology Given name * Hans Laurits Olsen Hammerstad (1840after 1877), Norwegian politician * Laurits Grønland (18871957), Norwegian politician * Laurits Jørgensen (1896after 1920), Danish track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics * Laurits Larsen (18721949), Danish sport shooter who competed in the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics * (born 1960), Estonian astronomer, director of Tartu Observatory * Laurits Munch-Petersen (born 1973), Danish film director * Laurits Andersen Ring (18541933), Danish painter known as L. A. Ring * Laurits Clausen Scabo (15621626), Lutheran Bishop of Stavanger 160526 * Laurits S. Swenson (18651947), American diplomat * Laurits Tørnæs (born 1936), Danish politician * Laurits Tuxen (18531927), Danish painter a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friederich Tutein
Johann Friederich Tutein (9 September 1757 – 6 March 1853) was a Danish merchant, ship-owner and industrialist. He managed the family's trading house under the name Fr. Tutein & Co. from 1799. It mainly traded on the Danish colonies with its own fleet of merchant ships. He owned the Tutein House at Vimmelskaftet in Copenhagen, the country house Rosendal in Østerbro and the manor house Edelgave. Early life and education Tutein was born into a wealthy merchant family in Copenhagen, the son of Peter Tutein (1726–99) and Pauline Maria Tutein née Rath (1725–99). His father had established a thriving trading house in 1747 and was also the owner of a textile factory in a partnership with Reinhard Iselin. Friederich Tutein was educated in his father's company. Career Tutein took on the family's trading house and industrial enterprises under the company name Fr. T. & Co. after his father's death in 1799. He went to both England and Switzerland to study the latest developments i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Erichsen
Erich Erichsen (31 March 1752 – 7 January 1837) was a Danish merchant and ship-owner. He owned the trading house C. S. Blacks Enke & Co. from 1783. The Erichsen Mansion in Copenhagen is named after him. Early life and education Erichsen was born in Odense, the son of war and district commissioner and chamberlain Laurids Erichsen (1716–1756) and Charlotte Christiane von Westen (1724–1801). He completed a merchant's apprenticeship in Copenhagen. Career After completing his apprenticeship, Erichsen was employed in the Blach trading house. He became part of the management of the company after C. S. Blach's death in 1781. He married Blach's widow in 1783 and thus became the owner of the company that changed its name to C. S. Blachs Enke & Co. He was also involved in money lending. His ships brought spices and precious textiles home from the East Indies and transported grain from the Baltic countries to England. His fleet consisted of 13 ships in 1797. Erichsen's shipping enterp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Ludvig Zinn
Johann Ludvig Zinn (14 September 1734 – 3 February 1802) was a German-Danish merchant who founded a trading house in Copenhagen in 1765 and died as one of the wealthiest men in the city. Zinn lived in the Zinn House at Kvæsthusgade 3 in Copenhagen. His daughter, Sophie Dorothea Zinn, wrote about her father in her memoirs, ''Grandma's Confessions'' (). Early life and education Zinn was born in Mainbernheim in Bavaria. His parents were Johann Friederich Zinn and Dorothea Barbara Zinn, née Kreis. It is unclear whether he was related to the renowned botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn (1727–1759), who came from the same region (Ansbach) and who gave his name to the Zinnia flower. Career and public life Instigated by Johan Friederich Wewer, Zinn came to Denmark in 1757 where he initially worked for Fabritius & Wewer. He established his own trading house in 1765, and was appointed Royal Agent in 1779. Zinn served as a commercial specialist judge at Copenhagen's Maritime Court and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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