85:) and timber merchant. He took D. H. Bärentz as a partner in his business and from then on traded as Jørgen Bech & Co. In the great trading period at the end of the 18th century, he won a considerable fortune. His main business was in the Baltic countries and Norway, and from Copenhagen he mainly exported colonial goods and Nordic products to the Baltic countries and received timber in return. In the early 1800s, however, the business grew a bit too much for him, and as a result of losses on various connections, he had to suspend his payments, in October 1805 and obtained moratorium; at the end of 1806, however, it could be lifted again after the last creditors had agreed to 75% compensation.
89:
17:
150:
He was survived by three children. His business was continued by his son Marcus
Christian Bech (1787-1857). He was married to Sophie Birgitte Mathiesen (1791-1867), daughter of Mathias Jørgen Marcussen Mathiesen and Ellen Pohlman. Marchus Bech's sister Mariane Elisabeth Beck (1785-1822) was married
139:
On 13 December 1756, Bech married to Anna
Elisabeth Hansen (Fielstrup, 1729-1767), daughter of peasant Hans Hansen Bodel Hansdatter. On 28 June 1782, he married to Berthe Emerence Restorff (1755- 1831), daughter of senior clerk and later postmaster Rasmus Restorff (1710–87) and Mariane Giørding
151:
to the naval officer Lorenz Lorck (1781-1820). Their elder half sister Anna Marie Jørgensdatter Bech (c, 1767 - ) married to merchant in Øster Risø Tore
Torstensen. An elder daughter, Ane Marie (1868-1850, was married to merchant (
43:, the son of copyholder Thomas Jensen (c. 1699 – 1737) and Maren Heylesdatter (c. 1698–1735). He lost both his parents in an early age and was subsequently raised by others. At the age of 12, he was articled to wholesale merchant (
115:
Alongside his own business ventures, Bech held a number of positions in business. Thus he was, among other things, an accountant in various of the large trading companies. He was also involved in
282:
123:) and from 1844 to 1791 as director. In 1774, he became a member of Copenhagen's Maritime Court with business knowledge, and in 1775 he was elected as one of the city's
277:
267:
262:
297:
272:
70:
He later started his own business, dealing in tea, porcelain and other oriental products. His shop was initially located in rented premises at
127:(vice chairman in 1807, chairman in 1810). He took a strong interest in this participation in public life. In 1719, he was created a
144:
116:
67:'s ships. After returning to Copenhagen, he started a business as a buyer of human hair for hairdressers and wig makers.
105:
232:
128:
64:
292:
287:
88:
109:
75:
16:
101:
256:
177:
108:, his timber yard caught fire, and as no insurance covered the burned stocks (30,000
48:
201:"Christian Wilhelm Dunzfelt - en dansk storkøbmand fra den glimrende handelsperiode"
240:
97:
74:(then St, Ann's East Quarter, No. 18). He later bought the property for 3,000
60:
40:
71:
247:
200:
28:
124:
87:
15:
112:), his already greatly reduced fortune took another serious hit.
78:.In 1760 he took citizenship as a tea and porcelain merchant.
248:
En københavnsk grosserers ungdomserindringer, 1787-1816
63:, Bech completed an expedition to Canton in one of the
81:
In 1764, he took citizenship as a wholesale merchant (
119:(Copenhagen Fire Insurance). first as an accountant (
241:En kjøbenhavnsk grosserers ungdomserindringer
143:Bech died on 11 April 1816. He was buried at
8:
100:15 and leased one of the 16 timber yards at
283:Burials at Assistens Cemetery (Copenhagen)
27:(21 October 1731 – 11 April 1816) was a
164:
278:Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog
208:Gyldendalske Boghandel Nordisk Forlag
180:(in Danish). Dansk Bigrafisk Leksikon
172:
170:
168:
7:
129:Knight in the Order of the Dannebrog
268:19th-century Danish businesspeople
263:18th-century Danish businesspeople
59:In 1751–54, as the assistant of a
14:
273:Danish businesspeople in timber
1:
298:Merchants from Denmark–Norway
155:) Jens Holbech (died 1811).
117:Kjøbenhavns Brandforsikring
96:Bech owned the property at
314:
39:Bech was born in, Flade,
35:Early life and education
238:Bech, March Christian:
93:
65:Danish Asiatic Company
21:
91:
19:
106:Battle of Copenhagen
20:Jørgen Thomsen Bech.
233:Jørgen Thomsen Bech
25:Jørgen Thomsen Bech
199:Werner, Johannes.
145:Assistens Cemetery
94:
22:
305:
220:
219:
217:
215:
205:
196:
190:
189:
187:
185:
174:
110:Danish rigsdaler
76:Danish rigsdaler
313:
312:
308:
307:
306:
304:
303:
302:
253:
252:
229:
224:
223:
213:
211:
203:
198:
197:
193:
183:
181:
176:
175:
166:
161:
140:(ca. 1732–89).
137:
92:Toldbodgade 15.
57:
51:in Copenhagen.
37:
12:
11:
5:
311:
309:
301:
300:
295:
290:
285:
280:
275:
270:
265:
255:
254:
251:
250:
245:
236:
228:
227:External links
225:
222:
221:
191:
163:
162:
160:
157:
136:
133:
102:Kalvebod Beach
56:
53:
36:
33:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
310:
299:
296:
294:
291:
289:
286:
284:
281:
279:
276:
274:
271:
269:
266:
264:
261:
260:
258:
249:
246:
244:
242:
237:
234:
231:
230:
226:
209:
202:
195:
192:
179:
178:"J'rgen Bech"
173:
171:
169:
165:
158:
156:
154:
148:
146:
141:
135:Personal life
134:
132:
130:
126:
122:
118:
113:
111:
107:
104:. During the
103:
99:
90:
86:
84:
79:
77:
73:
68:
66:
62:
54:
52:
50:
49:Jacob Severin
46:
42:
34:
32:
31:businessman.
30:
26:
18:
243:, 1787-1816]
239:
212:. Retrieved
207:
194:
182:. Retrieved
152:
149:
142:
138:
120:
114:
95:
82:
80:
69:
58:
44:
38:
24:
23:
293:1816 deaths
288:1731 births
235:at geni.com
210:(in Danish)
98:Toldbodgade
257:Categories
159:References
61:supercargo
41:Vendsyssel
153:grosserer
83:grosserer
72:Nyhavn 41
45:grosserer
121:dicisor
214:17 May
184:21 May
125:32 Men
55:Career
29:Danish
204:(PDF)
216:2023
186:2023
259::
206:.
167:^
147:.
131:.
47:)
218:.
188:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
