Knowledge (XXG)

Peter Fenger (1719–1774)

Source 📝

191: 183: 31: 169:
Fenger and Borre were granted a royal license to establish a sugar refinery in 1760 but do not seem to have used it. Fenger did, however, establish a large soap factory. He became a member of the merchants' Council of Elders and was also a member of the
213:, (1737–1811). She was the daughter of merchant Rasmus Brock (1695–1752) and Marie Kirstine Andersdatter Knudsen (1710–1745 and thus the sister of merchant 335: 350: 150:
under the name Borre & Fenger. The company traded in a wide array of products, including salt, flax, hemp and coal, spices, sugar and other
159: 199: 207: 256: 345: 340: 260: 229: 139: 123: 190: 163: 118:, the son of skipper Peter Fenger (1688–1737) and Magdalene Margrethe Seeländer (1692–1778). He came to 330: 325: 281: 102:(23 October 1719 – 24 December 1774) was a Danish merchant and slave trader. He participated in the 30: 214: 155: 55: 220:
Fenger died on 24 December 1774. The company was then continued by his widow with great skill.
146:
on her expedition to Canton in 1753, Back in Copenhagen, in 1755, he began a partnership with
103: 151: 135: 319: 182: 147: 310: 210: 203: 138:. In spite of his lack of experience as a company trader, he was hired by the 119: 73: 115: 51: 206:. They had ten children. He died on 24 December 1774 and was buried in 171: 189: 181: 134:
In 1752, Fenger established his own trading house in
194:
Fenger's monogram in Christian's Church, Copenhagen.
89: 81: 62: 37: 21: 122:in an early age where he became an apprentice in 126:'s trading house. He stayed there for 14 years. 8: 29: 18: 241: 198:Fenger married on 17 June 1758 in the 251: 249: 247: 245: 7: 336:18th-century Danish businesspeople 282:"Byvandring på Christianshavn 2:3" 14: 162:and constructed the building at 158:. The company was based in the 142:as 1st supercargo on board the 154:. It was also involved in the 1: 351:Merchants from Denmark–Norway 186:The Fenger family portrait. 367: 261:Dansk Biografisk Leksikon 208:Frederick's German Church 28: 230:Christian August Broberg 110:Early life and education 178:Personal life and death 195: 187: 164:Overgaden neden Vandet 144:Dronning Juliana Maria 140:Danish Asiatic Company 124:Johan Friederich Wewer 93:Merchant and shipowner 200:Church of Our Saviour 193: 185: 346:Danish slave traders 114:Fenger was born in 196: 188: 156:Danish slave trade 56:Schleswig-Holstein 172:Council of 32 Men 166:51 in 1761–1762. 97: 96: 358: 341:Danish merchants 298: 297: 295: 293: 278: 272: 271: 269: 267: 253: 104:triangular trade 69: 66:24 December 1774 47: 45: 33: 19: 366: 365: 361: 360: 359: 357: 356: 355: 316: 315: 307: 302: 301: 291: 289: 280: 279: 275: 265: 263: 255: 254: 243: 238: 226: 180: 132: 112: 77: 71: 67: 58: 49: 48:23 October 1719 43: 41: 24: 17: 16:Danish merchant 12: 11: 5: 364: 362: 354: 353: 348: 343: 338: 333: 328: 318: 317: 314: 313: 306: 305:External links 303: 300: 299: 273: 257:"Peter Fenger" 240: 239: 237: 234: 233: 232: 225: 222: 179: 176: 152:colonial goods 136:Christianshavn 131: 128: 111: 108: 95: 94: 91: 87: 86: 83: 79: 78: 72: 70:(aged 55) 64: 60: 59: 50: 39: 35: 34: 26: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 363: 352: 349: 347: 344: 342: 339: 337: 334: 332: 329: 327: 324: 323: 321: 312: 309: 308: 304: 287: 283: 277: 274: 262: 259:(in Danish). 258: 252: 250: 248: 246: 242: 235: 231: 228: 227: 223: 221: 218: 216: 212: 209: 205: 201: 192: 184: 177: 175: 173: 167: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 129: 127: 125: 121: 117: 109: 107: 105: 101: 92: 90:Occupation(s) 88: 84: 80: 75: 65: 61: 57: 53: 40: 36: 32: 27: 20: 290:. Retrieved 285: 276: 264:. Retrieved 219: 197: 168: 160:Irgens House 143: 133: 113: 100:Peter Fenger 99: 98: 68:(1774-12-24) 23:Peter Fenger 331:1774 deaths 326:1719 births 288:(in Danish) 286:blvicini.dk 215:Niels Broch 174:from 1772. 148:Peter Borre 82:Nationality 320:Categories 292:7 February 266:7 February 236:References 211:Else Brock 204:Copenhagen 120:Copenhagen 74:Copenhagen 44:1719-10-23 76:, Denmark 224:See also 311:Source 130:Career 116:Lübeck 85:Danish 52:Lübeck 294:2019 268:2019 63:Died 38:Born 322:: 284:. 244:^ 217:. 202:, 106:. 54:, 296:. 270:. 46:) 42:(

Index


Lübeck
Schleswig-Holstein
Copenhagen
triangular trade
Lübeck
Copenhagen
Johan Friederich Wewer
Christianshavn
Danish Asiatic Company
Peter Borre
colonial goods
Danish slave trade
Irgens House
Overgaden neden Vandet
Council of 32 Men


Church of Our Saviour
Copenhagen
Frederick's German Church
Else Brock
Niels Broch
Christian August Broberg




"Peter Fenger"
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.