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Mads Clausen (21 October 1905 – 27 August 1966) born in Elsmark, parish of Havnbjerg,
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Nordborg Nordborg (german: Norburg), is a town with a population of 5,709 (1 January 2022),Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...
, was a Danish industrialist and founder of
Danfoss Danfoss is a Danish multinational company, based in Denmark, with more than 40,043 employees globally. Danfoss was founded in 1933 by engineer Mads Clausen. History Beginning (1933–1966) In 1933 Mads Clausen (1905–1966) founded ''Dansk ...
in 1933. He died in transit from Elsmark to
Sønderborg (; german: Sonderburg ) is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Sønderborg Municipality (Kommune). The town has a population of 27,766 (1 January 2022),''Dorthea (Bitten) Emma Clausen'' (1912–2016) in 1939. The couple had five children: * ''Karin Clausen'' (b. 1940) * ''Bente Clausen'' (b. 1942) * ''
Jørgen Mads Clausen Jørgen Mads Clausen (born 23 September 1948) is the chairman of the board of Danfoss, the large Danish heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning company started by his father, Mads Clausen. He is also the chairman of DI, the association of the ...
'' (b. 1948), chairman of Danfoss's board of directors * ''Peter Johan Mads Clausen'' (b. 1949) * ''Henrik Mads Clausen'' (b. 1953)


See also

* Universe (Danish amusement park), a Danish science park established by Danfoss


References

1905 births 1966 deaths 20th-century Danish businesspeople People from Sønderborg Municipality {{Denmark-business-bio-stub