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Johann Andreas Mühlensteth
Johannes (Johan) Andreas Mühlensteth (7 April 1746 - 11 January 1819) was a Danish pharmacist. Early life and education Mühlensteth was born in Vejle as the son of the local pharmacist Hans Christian Mühlensteth (1708-61) and his wife Marie Hansen Warmark (1720-83). He graduated from Fredericia Grammar School in 1761 and was then an apprentice at the royal court pharmacy in Copenhagen for two years before returning to his hometown where he managed the pharmacy on behalf of his mother. Career Mühlensteth then worked at the pharmacy Svane Apotek in Viborg for five years until his graduation. In 1775 he unsuccessfully applied for the license to run the pharmacy in Viborg. He purchased Svane Apotek in Copenhagen in 1781 and was in the same time granted permission to move it from its old building in Højbrostræde to Østergade. The new pharmacy opened in 1782. He lectured on chemistry at the University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen (, KU) is a public university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous administrative division, autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean.* * * Metropolitan Denmark, also called "continental Denmark" or "Denmark proper", consists of the northern Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands. It is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border. Denmark proper is situated between the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east.The island of Bornholm is offset to the east of the rest of the country, in the Baltic Sea. The Kingdom of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, has roughly List of islands of Denmark, 1,400 islands greater than in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vejle
Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality (''Municipalities of Denmark, kommune'') and the Region of Southern Denmark. The city has a population of 62,011 (As of January 1. 2025), making it the ninth largest city in Denmark. Vejle Municipality has a population of 122,433 (), making it the fifth most populous municipality in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region (Denmark), Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Fredericia. Vejle is located 110 kilometres (68 miles) north of Germany, 70 kilometres (43,5 miles) from Aarhus and 240 kilometres (149 miles) from the capital Copenhagen. Vejle is most known for its forested hills, Vejle fjord, harbour, shopping, pedestrian mall, windmill and an astonishing architecture near the harbour. Etymology The name "Vejle" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Originally a Vikings, Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. During the 16th century, the city served as the ''de facto'' capital of the Kalmar Union and the seat of the Union's monarchy, which governed most of the modern-day Nordic countries, Nordic region as part of a Danish confederation with Sweden and Norway. The city flourished as the cultural and economic centre of Scandinavia during the Renaissance. By the 17th century, it had become a regional centre of power, serving as the heart of the Danish government and Military history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viborg, Denmark
Viborg () is a city in central Jutland, Denmark, the capital of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland. Viborg is also the seat of the Western High Court, the Courts of Denmark, High Court for the Jutland peninsula. Viborg Municipality is the second-largest Denmark, Danish municipality, covering 3.3% of the country's total land area. History Viborg is one of the oldest cities in Denmark, with Viking settlements dating back to the late 8th century. Its central location gave the city great strategic importance, in political and religious matters, during the Middle Ages. A motte-and-bailey-type castle was once located in the city. Viborg's name is a combination of two Old Norse words: ''vé'', meaning a holy place, and ''borg'', meaning a fort, but the original name of the town was ''Vvibiærgh'', where ''-biærgh'' means hill (modern Danish ''-bjerg'' (mountain). Economy Viborg municipality is where the Apple Inc., Apple Foulum Data Center is located which opened in Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svane Apotek (Copenhagen)
Svane Apotek (), which existed from 1660 to 1994, was one of the first pharmacies to open in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was in 1849 acquired by Alfred Benzon (1823–1884), Alfred Nicolai Bentzon and was owned by the Benzon family until 1967. Its former building. a five-storey, Functionalist property located at the corner of Strøget, Østergade (No. 18) and Ny Østergade (No. 2-4), was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places by the Danish Heritage Agency in 1992. History The Heerfordt family, 1660–1781 The pharmacy was established on 6 September 1660 by Christopher Heerfordt and was then located in Højbrostræde. Heerfordt, who was originally from Hungary, had been running the pharmacies in Nykøbing Falster and Nakskov for a couple of years but they were now passed on to two of his sons-in-law. His new pharmacy was one of four pharmacies in Copenhagen with royal privilege. The others were Løve Apotek on Amagertorv, Kongelig Hof Apotek, Elefant Apotek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
