Lars Kristinus Larsen (6 August 1948 – 19 August 2019) was a Danish businessman, owner and founder of the Jysk retail chain.

Career

Larsen was also known under the name Dyne-Larsen (Duvet-Larsen) and was the founder of the Jysk retail chain in 1979. Until 2001, the chain was named "Jysk Sengetøjslager" (Danish for " Jutlandic Bedding Store"). In 2009, when Jysk had its 30-year anniversary, Larsen self-published the book "30 år med Jysk" (eng.: "30 Years with Jysk"). He mailed a free copy to every household in Denmark, making it the #1 book in the country. '' Forbes'' named him the 424th richest man in the world (August 2019). In June 2019, it was announced that Larsen would retire, effective immediately, due to being diagnosed with severe

liver cancer Liver cancer (also known as hepatic cancer, primary hepatic cancer, or primary hepatic malignancy) is cancer that starts in the liver. Liver cancer can be primary (starts in liver) or secondary (meaning cancer which has spread from elsewhere to th ...

. He passed the post as chairman of the board to his son, Jacob Brunsborg. Larsen died on 19 August 2019.

Honours

In June 2010, he received the

Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single class known a ...

knighthood.

Personal life

He lived in

Sejs-Svejbæk Sejs-Svejbæk is a railway town, with a population of 4,593 (1 January 2023).Silkeborg from 1982. He is survived by his wife, two children also had four grandchildren.

References

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