Thomas Jacobsen (1810-1853) was a Danish violin maker who operated his own workshop in Copenhagen from 1746 and was granted status of court violin maker.
Thomas Jacobsen (1810-1853) was a Danish violin maker who operated his own workshop in Copenhagen from 1746 and was granted status of court violin maker.
Jacobsen was initially apprenticed to a carpenter, Peder Hansen Holm, in Jutland, and then to Niels Jensen Lund in Copenhagen. [1]
In 1841-44, he worked independently as a violin maker in Copenhagen. He then went on a longer journey abroad to further his education, working for among others for Vuillaume in Paris, Back in Denmark, in 1847, he started his own workshop in Copenhagen with status of court violin maker. He died from cholera in the 1853 Copenhagen cholera outbreak. [2]
Arne Emil Jacobsen, Hon. FAIA 11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to architectural functionalism and for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple well-designed chairs.
Freetown Christiania, also known as Christiania or simply the Staden, is an intentional community, commune and micronation in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of the Danish capital city of Copenhagen. It began in 1971 as a squatted military base. Its Pusher Street is famous for its open trade of cannabis, which is illegal in Denmark.
Carlsberg A/S is a Danish multinational brewer. Founded in 1847 by J. C. Jacobsen, the company's headquarters is in Copenhagen, Denmark. Since Jacobsen's death in 1887, the majority owner of the company has been the Carlsberg Foundation. The company's flagship brand is Carlsberg. Other brands include Tuborg, Kronenbourg, Somersby cider, Holsten, Neptun, Belgian Grimbergen, Fix, one of Greece's oldest brands and more than 500 local beers. The company employs around 41,000 people, primarily in Europe and Asia.
Niels Wilhelm Gade was a Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher. Together with Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, he was the leading Danish musician of his day, in the period known as the Danish Golden Age.
Lars Christian Jacobsen is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a right back and current assistant coach of HB Køge.
Carlsberg is an area located straddling the border of Valby and Vesterbro districts in central Copenhagen, Denmark approximately 2.4 km from the City Hall Square. The area emerged when J.C. Jacobsen founded his original brewery in the district in 1847. The first brewing took place on 11 November 1847 and production continued until 30 October 2008, when production was moved to Fredericia in Jutland. The Jacobsen House Brewery is however still located in the district and produces specialty beers. The entire brewery grounds spread over more than 30 hectares and is currently being transformed into a new city district in Copenhagen.
Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup was a Danish architect who specialized in the Historicist style. One of the most productive and noted Danish architects of the 19th century, he is behind many of the most known buildings and landmarks of his time and has more than any other single architect contributed to the way Copenhagen appears today.
Events from the year 1912 in Denmark.
Kasper Salto is a Danish industrial designer, most known for his furniture designs. He is the grand son of painter, ceramist and writer Axel Salto.
August Andreas Jerndorff was a Danish painter who is best known for his portraits.
Events from the year 1811 in Denmark.
Events from the year 1850 in Denmark.
Niels Sigfred Nebelong was a Danish architect who worked in the Historicist style. He was city architect in Copenhagen from 1863 and also designed many lighthouses around Denmark in his capacity as resident architect for the Danish lighthouse authority.
The 1853 Copenhagen cholera outbreak was a severe outbreak of cholera which occurred in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1853 as part of the third cholera pandemic. It killed about 4,800 people.
Rolighed is a historic property in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Built in about 1770, it is one of few surviving examples of the summer retreats which dominated Frederiksberg from the late 18th century and until the area was absorbed by the expanding city of Copenhagen in the second half of the 19th century. It is now owned by University of Copenhagen.
The Cort Adeler House is a historic property located at Strandgade 22 in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of Copenhagen, Denmark. It takes its name from Admiral Cort Adeler who lived there for the last seven years of his life in the 17th century.
Emil Hjorth & Sønner was a family-owned manufacturer of bowed string instruments founded in 1789 in Copenhagen, Denmark. It closed in December 2016.
The Gyldenfeldt House is a Neoclassical property situated at the corner of Brolæggerstræde and Knabrostræde in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was like many of the other properties in the area constructed after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. A brewery in the courtyard was for a while leased by Chresten Jacobsen, father of J.C. Jacobsen, prior to his acquisition of Bo. 5 on the other side of the street. The building complex was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1950.
Nikolakplads 23 is a Neoclassical property situated at the corner of Nikolaj Plads and the street Nikolajgade in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places. The building was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1934. Former residents include scientific illustrator Johannes Eilert Steenfeldt, composer Rudolph Bay and playwright and theatre historian Thomas Overskou. The building is owned today by Karberghus.
Dyrløb 7 is a Neoclassical property situated on the street Dyrkøb, opposite the Church of Our Lady, in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. The building was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1945. Notable former residents include the painter Malthe Engelsted.