Augustinus Fonden (

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: The Augustinus Foundation) is a Danish foundation based in

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. It was created in 1942 by the owners of Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker, one of the three predecessor companies of

Scandinavian Tobacco Group Scandinavian Tobacco Group is a manufacturer of cigars and traditional pipe tobacco. The city company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is a publicly listed Company on NASDAQ Copenhagen. History The company can trace its origin back ...

. Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker is now fully owned by the foundation and serves as a holding company of its investments.

History

Augustinus Fonden was established in 1942 by Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker A/S at the initiative of tobacco manufacturer Ludvig Augustinus (1888-1947), a descendant of Christian Augustinus who had founded the company on the island of

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in 1750.. At the event of Lili Augustinus' death in 1998, controversy arose over the right to her 17,5% share of Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker A/S. The foundation ultimately ended up acquiring the remaining shares in the company from her two sons for DKK 500 million.

Donations

The Augustinus Foundation has been a major contributor to the

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north of Copenhagen, including to its expansions in 1979–84 and 1989–90. The Augustinus Foundation was also a driving force behind the establishment of the creation of the Experimentarium science centre in

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in 1988 and the renovation of

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in Copenhagen in 1991. In the 2000s, the foundation has contributed to the refurbishment of

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, the construction of a new building for

Moesgård Museum Moesgaard Museum (MOMU) is a Danish regional museum dedicated to archaeology and ethnography. It is located in Beder, a suburb of Aarhus, Denmark. MOMU cooperates with the Institute of Prehistoric Archaeology, Medieval and Renaissance Archaeology ...

in Aarhus and

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's Elephant House in

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. The foundation has also supported the publication of

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, first in 1991 of the book edition and again in 2005 of a digitalized version. The Augustinus Foundation is also a major supporter of classical music as well as restoration of churches.

Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker

;Subsidiaries * Skandinavisk Holding A/S (65%) **

(51%) **

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** Tivoli A/S (31%) * CAF Invest A/S (100%) * Tivoli A/S (25%) * Skodsborg Sundpark A/S (100%) * Rungsted Sundpark A/S (100%) * Skodsborg Sundhedscenter (100%) **

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(100%) ;Associated companies * Jeudan A/S (41%) *

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(28%) ;Other investments * Ambu A/S *

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References

External links

Official website

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History

Donations

Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker

See also

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