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Theodor Suhr
Johannes Theodor(us) Suhr (2 April 1792 – 10 November 1858) was a Danish merchant and industrialist. He owned the Suhr House at Gammeltorv in Copenhagen as well as Sølyst north of the city and was the founder of the foundation Den Suhrske Stiftelse. Early life Suhr was born into a wealthy family of merchants in Copenhagen in 1792. His father was Ole Berendt Suhr, owner of J. P. Suhr & Søn, which had been founded by Johan Peter Suhr (1712–1785). The company traded in a wide range of products, including coal, salt, linum and hemp. It survived the difficult years during the war with England in the 1800s. Theodor Stuhr finished school and had plans to study theology. Career When their father died in 1815, he and his elder brother Didrik Suhr joined the management of the company which was formally owned by their mother until her death in 1842. The company went through a difficult period with the settlement of its activities in Norway followed by an agricultural crisis but ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merløsegaard
Merløsegaard is a manor house located 9 kilometres north of Ringsted, close to the village of Store Merløse, Holbæk Municipality, some sixty kilometres southwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. Merløsegaard and nearby Bonderup are owned by Den Suhrske Stiftelse. The buildings are now operated as a hotel and event venue. History Early history The estate was established as a manor in 1678 by colonel Lauritz Munk. The requirement for an estate to have status of ''sædegård'' ("seat") was 200 ''tønder hartkorn'' of land within a distance of 2 Danish miles and the reward was tax exemption and other privileges. Merløsegaard was later sold to Assessor (law), assessor Eiler Jacobsen Eilert, the owner of neighboring Bonderup. He had previously also been the owner of Tårnborg at Korsør from 1692 to 1699, In 1719,Eilert sold Merløsegaard to Poul Sadolin. After just four years, he sold the estate to district judge Johannes Christiansen who soon thereafter sold it to Johannes Winckler. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
