Hans Puggaard (3 September 1788 - 8 April 1866) was a

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merchant and shipowner who founded H. Puggaard & Co. in 1813. The company became a leading wholesaler of grain and was also active in the market for import of goods such as coffee and especially sugar. Puggaard was also an important philanthropist dedicating much of his fortune to social causes. Puggaard's wife,

Bolette Puggaard Bolette Cathrine Frederikke Puggaard née Hage (1798–1847) was a landscape painter of the Danish Golden Age, one of very few 19th-century Danish women whose art extended beyond flower paintings. She and her husband, the merchant and shipowne ...

née Hage, a daughter of

Christopher Friedenreich Hage Christopher Friedenreich Hage (19 July 1759 – 15 August 1849), was a Denmark, Danish merchant on the island of Møn. He was the father of Alfred Hage (1803–1872), Alfred Hage, Hother Hage, Johannes Dam Hage and Bolette Puggaard, Bolette H ...

, was a painter. The couple supported many of the artists of the

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. Their daughter married Orla Lehmann.

Early life and education

Puggard was born in Copenhagen in poor conditions. His parents were Thomas Puggaard (1748-1818) and Cathrine Marie Puggaard née Svane (1754-1814). His father was assistant cantor at the Church of Holmen and owner of the punch bar at the Royal Theatre on Kongens Nytorv. He was initially not sent to school but had to assist in his father's punch bar, but later attended Det von Westenske Institut in Nørregade. He had aspirations to become a merchant but was unable to find an apprenticeship and therefore trained as a surveyor before he was employed as a clerk in the head office at Classen's Frederiksværk. He began his career in trade by receiving small commissions for bringing goods along on his journeys between Frederiksværk and Copenhagen. When Puggaard acted as secretary for Eilert Tscherning's on his journey to Sweden in 1812, he used the opportunity to buy up English products that were unavailable in Denmark at the time.

H. Puggaard & Co.

In 1813, Puggaard was finally licensed as merchant and established his own trading house. He went on numerous journeys to Sweden, Hamburg, England and seaports on the Baltic Sea. Puggaard specialized in exporting grain from the countries around the Baltic Sea to England but also traded in timber, herring and wine. Johannes Hage 1849

Puggaard's marriage to Bolette Hage, a daughter of

a business partner on

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, was also a key event in the development of his company. The marriage strengthened the business relationship between the two families and Puggaard later employed his brother-in-law

Alfred Hage Peter Anton Alfred Hage (31 December 1803 – 6 March 1872) was a Danish merchant, politician, landowner, patron of the arts and philanthropist. Early life and education Hage was born in Stege on the island of Møn, the son of merchant Christoph ...

as head of his company's activities in Nakskov and he later became a partner in the company. The Nakskov branch operated its own fleet. In 1823, it consisted of two

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s, ''Caroline'' and ''Anette Hage', both built in Nakskov, the brig ''Bolette Puggaard'', the barque ''Johannes Hage'' and schooner brig (''skonnertbriggen'') ''Hother''. Hans Puggaard's son,

Rudolph Puggaard Rudolph Puggaard (7 January 1818 – 9 December 1885) was a Danish merchant, patron of the arts and philanthropist. Early life and education Puggaard was born into a family of merchants on 7 January 1818 in Copenhagen. His father, Hans Puggaard ...

, joined the Nakskov office in 1839 and worked in a leading position at the head office in Copenhagen from 1842. Trade in grain remained the most important business area but the company was also a major importer of goods such as coffee and sugar, and later also engaged in banking. In later years the younger Hage gradually came to play a more dominant role in the company. After Alfred Hage’s death, Hans Puggaard’s son Rudolph took over the leadership of the company.

Shipping

In 1865, shortly prior to Hans Puggaard's death but after he was no longer active in the company, H. Puggaard & Co. was a co-founder of Det Kjøbenhavnske Skibsrederi. The following ships were either owned by H. Puggaard & Co. or Det Kjøbenhavnske Skibsrederi: * 1852 - ''NAJADEN'' (ID=9823) (P1), purchased from the

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in 1865. * 1853 - ''FREIA'' (ID=9824), purchased from the Navy * 1859 - ''ZAMPA'' (ID=3588), purchased from H.P. Prior and H.P. Prior in 1864. * 1859 - FREIA (ID=11236), purchased a 5+ & share from H.P. Prior. * 1861 - ''SAGA'' (ID=9606), purchased from the Navy. * 1863 - ''ROTA'' (ID=9825), purchased from the Navy. * 1865 - '' Havfruen'' (ID=9826), purchased from the Navy. * 1865 - ''MARIA LEHMANN'' (ID=3510), still owned in 1868. * 1866 - ''BOLETTE PUGGAARD'' (ID=3271), still owned in 1869. * 1866 - ''JOHANNES HAGE'' (ID=9828), built for the company. * 1867 - ''SIGNE'' (ID=3271), formerly ''NAJADEN'' (ID=10932) (ID=10932), purchased from the Navy and sold in 1882. * 1868 - ''CHARLOTTE HAGE'' (ID=3271), sold before 1873. * 1870 - ''CHRISTOPHER HAGE'' (ID=12436), owned by Puggaard & Hage, Nakskov. * 1872 - ''HOTHER'' (ID=9377), owned by Puggaard & Hage, Nakskov. * 1873 - ''TORDENSKJOLD'' (ID=9827), purchased from the Navy. * 1875 - ''ESBERN SNARE'' (ID=11645), built for the company and sold in 1876. * 1876 - ''BURY ST. EDMUNDS'' (ID=3271), sold in 1888.

Personal life

Puggaard married Bolette Cathrine Frederikke Hage on 13 August 1816 in

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. They had three children, the sons

(1818-1883) and

Christopher Puggaard Christopher Puggaard (or Hans Christopher Wilhelm Puggaard, born on 23 May 1823 in Copenhagen, and died on 14 August 1864 in Caen, Normandy) was a Danish geologist. Early life and education Puggaard was born on 23 May 1923 in Copenhagen, the s ...

(1823-1864), a renowned geologist, and the daughter Annette Maria Puggaard (1821-1849). Hans and Bolette Puggaard lived at

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from 1930. Puggaard has also lived in the listed properties at Kronprinsessegade 48 (1816–1818),

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(1826),

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(1827–1829) as well as in a now demolished building at Store Kongensgade 63 (1916 and 1819–1823) and

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9 (1824–1825). In 1831, Puggaard purchased Skovgården at

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. for use as a summer retreat. The building was moved when Skovgårdsskolen was built in the 1960s but has now been listed. Karneval hos Puggaard i via

Bolette Puggaard was interested in the arts and herself a distinguished painter. Their homes in Copenhagen and Ordrup were frequented by many of the leading artists of the time,

Bertel Thorvaldsen Bertel Thorvaldsen (; 19 November 1770 – 24 March 1844) was a Danes, Danish and Icelanders, Icelandic Sculpture, sculptor medallist, medalist of international fame, who spent most of his life (1797–1838) in Italy. Thorvaldsen was born in ...

C. W. Eckersberg Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (2 January 1783 – 22 July 1853) was a Danish painter. He was born in Blåkrog in the Southern Jutland region of Denmark. He went on to lay the foundation for the period of art known as the Golden Age of Da ...

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and

Thorvald Bindesbøll Thorvald Bindesbøll (21 July 1846 – 27 August 1908) was a Danish National romantic architect, sculptor and ornamental artist. He designed the Dragon Fountain, Copenhagen (''Dragespringvandet'') and is perhaps best known as the creator of t ...

. The Puggaard family visited Rome several times in the 1830s, for instance in 1835-36. . Their Roman residence was situated in Via degli Avignonesein, close to Piazza Barberini and Thorvaldsen's studio. The Puggaard's became known for their soirées. Puggaard was a member of the committee that was set up in connection with the establishment of Thorvaldsens Museum. When their daughter Maria married Orla Lehmann their home also became a meeting place for the inner circle of the National Liberal movement. Puggaard had political interests and was a member of Folketinget from 1854 to 1958 and again 1861 to 1864, and of Landstinget in 1864-66. Already in his life time, Puggaard remained associated with major philanthropic contributions, in the form of the « Puggaardske Legater ». Puggaard died on 8 April 1866 and is buried in the

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