Jonas Collin

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Jonas Collin
Collin painted by Constantin Hansen, 1751
Born	(1776-01-06)6 January 1776 Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	28 August 1861(1861-08-28) (aged 85) Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Occupation	Civil servant
Known for	Hans Christian Andersen associations
Awards	Grand cross of the Dannebrog, 1840

Jonas Collin (6 January 1776 – 28 August 1861) was a

Early life and education

Collin was born in Copenhagen, the son of director of the Royal Danish Class Lottery Niels Collin (1736–1797) and Ingeborg Bolten (1735–1817). He grew up in the Collin House in Bredgade. He was taught at home, first by his parents and then by private teachers, including Christopher Frimann Omsen and the priest Michael Gottlieb Birckner. He studied law at the University of Copenhagen, graduating in 1795.^[1]

Career

Collin's first job was in his father's office. This left him with enough time to study foreign languages and follow lectures on philosophy, mathematics and physics at the university. In 1800, he passed the examination in

From early in his career, Collin had thoughts about a fundamental reorganization of the central administration. In 1815 he anonymously published as short article in Minerva in which he mocked the indolent and incompetent civil servants who only thought of their work as long as they were in their offices instead of "bringing it along wherever they go, going to bed with it at night and getting up with it in the morning". In the same articles, he proposed placing the responsibility for the government's spending and income in a single department. On several occasions, he in vain personally presented the same idea to Møsting. He was a member of the important finance commission which was established in 1836 under the leadership of Adam Wilhelm Moltke. He was a member of the Treasury from 1831–1840. Collin retired in December 1848.^[1]

Collin and H. Bech founded Sparekassen for Kjøbenhavn og Omegn in 1820. He worked for the establishment of a public bathing facility at Rysensteen Bastion and the

Collin was secretary for the Foundation ad usus publicos [da] from 1803 to 1833. This brought him in contact with most of the leading cultural figures of the time.^[1]

In 1821, in response to the so-called Mythological Dispute, he fostered the idea of a competition for artwork inspired by Norse mythology. He was a co-founder of Athenæum and Selskabet til naturlærens udbredelse [da]. In 1841, he became an honorary member of the Academy of Fine Arts.

Personal life

Collin married Henriette Christine Birckner, née Hornemann, (c. 26 November 1772 – 21 May 1845) on 13 November 1803 in Ledøje Church. She had previously been married to Michael Gottlieb Birckner, Collin's former teacher. They had daughters Louise Collin (married Lind) and Ingeborg Collin (married Drewsen) and sons Edvard Collin, Gottlieb Collin and Theodor Collin.^[2]

He died on 28 August 1861 and is buried in Frederiksberg Old Cemetery.^[3]

Awards

Collin became a Knight in the Order of the Dannebrog in 1813, received the Cross of Honour in 1826, became a Commander in the Order of the Dannebrog in 1836 and received the Grand Cross in 1849.

Cultural references

Jonas Collin (Lars Brygmann) is depicted in the 2005 DR television series Unge Andersen. The couple had five children.

Written works

Collin published For Historie og Statistik især Fædrelandet in 1822–1825.

References

External links

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