Ruben Henriques Jr. (1771–1846) was a

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banker. He founded the brokerage firm R. Henriques jr. in 1801.

Early life and career

Ruben Henriques Jr. was born into the Jewish

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in 1771 in Copenhagen, the son of Bendix Moses Henriques and Elischewa Chawa Henriques. He founded the brokerage firm R. Henriques jr. in 1801. It grew and Henriques became one of the richest men in Copenhagen. The company was based in a building on Amagertorv.

Family

Ruben Henriques Jr. married twice. His first wife was Frederikke Rée and his second wife was Jeruchim-Jorika Henriques. He had a total of 18 children. Two of his sons, Aron and

Martin Henriques Marcus Ruben Henriques, commonly known as Martin (R.) Henriques (26 December 1825 – 25 June 1912) was a Jewish-Danish businessman. He was the father of the musician and editor Robert Henriques and the painter Marie Henriques. Early life and car ...

, took over the company in 1852.

Sally Henriques Sally (Salomon) Ruben Henriques (14 November 1815 – 29 April 1886) was a Danish painter. He was born and died in Copenhagen and portrayed the city in his pictures. Biography Sally Henriques was born on 14 November 1815 into a Jewish famil ...

, Samuel Henriques and Nathan Henriques, were all painters. His granddaughter

Marie Henriques Marie Henriques (26 June 1866 – 12 January 1944) was a Danish painter who created landscapes, figure paintings and portraits, initially in the Realist style but increasingly under the influence of Impressionism. She also painted watercolours of ...

, the youngest daughter of Martin Henrigues, was also a painter. His daughter Dorothea Melchior née Henriques was a close friend of

Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consisti ...

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at Geni 19th-century Danish businesspeople 18th-century Danish Jews 19th-century Danish Jews Danish bankers Danish companies established in 1801 Financial services companies established in 1801 Businesspeople from Copenhagen 1771 births 1846 deaths Ruben {{Denmark-bio-stub