Captain Johan Wilhelm Hempel (July 20, 1860 – January 16, 1920) was the captain of the

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Biography

He was born on July 20, 1860, to Nielsine Agnete Christine Møller and Simon Christian Ludvig Hempel in

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. He had a brother, Captain Christian Ludvig Hans Hempel (1862-1937). He married Ophelia Maren Abelone Christensen on May 28, 1902, in Copenhagen. He joined the

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in 1880. In 1903 he was the captain of the

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ship SS ''Kekla''. In 1904 he became the captain of the

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. He died on January 16, 1920, in

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following an operation.

References

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