Carl Jacobsen

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Carl Jacobsen
Carl Jacobsen painted by August Jerndorff (1893)
Born
Carl Christian Hillmann Jacobsen

(1842-03-02)2 March 1842
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died11 January 1914(1914-01-11) (aged 71)
Frederiksberg, Denmark
Resting placeJesus Church, Copenhagen
Parent

Carl Christian Hillman Jacobsen (2 March 1842 – 11 January 1914) was a

philanthropist. Though often preoccupied with his cultural interests, Jacobsen was a shrewd and visionary businessman and initiated the transition of the brewery Carlsberg from a local Copenhagen brewery to the multinational conglomerate that it is today.[1]

Background

Carl Jacobsen was born in

J. C. Jacobsen (1811-1887), who founded the brewery Carlsberg. After 1861, he becoming a student from the Borgerdyd School in Christianshavn. From 1866, he conducted a four year study trip to the leading breweries abroad.[2]

Career

Bust of Carl Jacobsen in Copenhagen City Hall

Jacobsen worked for his father but partly because of his conflicts between them, he founded his own brewery in 1882. It was first named Valby Brewery but upon his father's approval changed its name to Ny Carlsberg (

CEO of Carlsberg. As a "sole ruler" he carried on his father’s work.[3]

Artistic interest and philanthropy

Carl Jacobsen did not share his father's political commitment, though like him he was an eager cultural enthusiast known for his interest in Greek and classical art and his engagement led to the founding of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in 1897, an art museum mainly based upon his Antique collections still regarded as one of the most important Danish art museums.[4]

Carl Jacobsen's interest in the arts is also demonstrated by his brewery. He employed the leading Danish architects of the time, mainly Vilhelm Dahlerup, and the buildings were designed with great care to detail as seen in the Winding Chimney.[5]

Often taking part in discussions of architecture of Copenhagen, he paid for the restoration of several churches and public buildings and was also behind the 1913 sculpture The Little Mermaid.[6]

Personal life

Carl Jacobsen and wife Ottilia at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

Jacobsen met his wife Ottilia Marie Jacobsen née Stegmann (3 October 1854 – 20 July 1903) during a business trip to

Edinburgh, Scotland. They were married in Copenhagen on 24 September 1874.[7] Ottilia was the daughter of the Danish grain merchant Lorents Konrad Carl Stegmann (aka Conrad Stegmann) and Margrethe Louise Marie née Brummer. She was almost as famous as Jacobsen within the contemporary arts community in Denmark.[8]
They were the parents of nine children born between 1875 and 1890.

Jacobsen became an extraordinary member of the

Société des artistes français (1909),[citation needed] member (associé) of the Académie des Beaux-Arts (1913),[citation needed] Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (1888),[citation needed] Dannebrogsmand (1891),[citation needed] Commander of the 2nd degree (1897) and of 1st degree 1906 and received the Grand Cross (1912).[citation needed] Carl Jacobsen died 11 January 1914 and was buried in the family mausoleum at Jesus Church, Copenhagen
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See also

References

  1. ^ Torben Holck Colding. "Carl Jacobsen". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Gyldendal. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Brewer J.C. Jacobsen (1811-1887)". carlsbergfondet.dk. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Carlsbergfondet – passion for perfektion". carlsbergfondet.dk. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek". visitcopenhagen.com. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  5. ^ Villads Villadsen. "Vilhelm Dahlerup". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Carl Jacobsen, the great collector". glyptoteket.com. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  7. ^ Minister book Garnisons Kirke, København
  8. ^ "Brewer Carl Jacobsen". carlsbergfondet.dk. Retrieved June 1, 2019.

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