Carl Siegmund ''Friedrichs'' Lachs (1832-1910) was a

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active in

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and the

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. Friedrichs Lax was born on 9 January 1832 in

Altdorf bei Nürnberg Altdorf bei Nürnberg (, ) is a town in south-eastern Germany. It is situated 25 km east of Nuremberg, in the district Nürnberger Land. Its name literally means “Altdorf near Nuremberg”, to distinguish it from Altdorf (disambiguation), o ...

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. He immigrated to

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, in 1860; naturalised as Swedish citizen in 1878. He married Fredrika (née Lorentzon) (1845-1941) in

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in 1866. Their issue included Charlotte Lachs (1867-1920), singer, Alice

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(1877-1944), and Charles Lachs (1879-1979), visual artist.Södermalm med omnejd i bilder av Charles Lachs (, Stockholmia förlag 2009), by Alice Rasmussen Friedrichs Lachs was active, including as

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, initially as

among others at :sv:Österman & Co, :sv:S:t Eriks Bryggeri, and :sv:Nürnbergs Bryggeri. Subsequently he ventured into :sv:O. Vallmo & Co, :sv:Örebro Bryggeribolag, and :sv:Klosterbryggeriet Ystad; the latter accordingly brewing the first

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in Sweden, including to the

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. Furthermore, he brewed ''Fred Lax's Columbus Ale'' in

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. After relocating to Sweden he founded a

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factory on

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in Stockholm in 1894. He died on 17 June 1910 and is buried in Sandsborgskyrkogården.

References

External links

Beer labels of, among others, O.Wallmo&Co Lindesberg at Samlaren.org
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