Christian Ditlev Ammentorp Hansen
Danish pharmacist (1843–1916)
Christian Ditlev Ammentorp Hansen (25 February 1843 – 20 June 1916) was a Danish pharmacist and industrialist. He founded Christian Hansen's Technical-Chemical Laboratory (Chr.2
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Born Feb 25, 1843, died Jun 20, 1916.1
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Hansen), which revolutionized the production of wholesome dairy products in the 1870s. He also had a key role in the establishment of the Danish Pharmaceutical College in Copenhagen in 1892, financing its first building in Stockholmsgade out of his own pocket. He owned Mullerup on Funen and Bøstrup at Slagelse.
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Companies
- Chr. Hansen HoldingFounder9
Early life and education
Hansen was born on 25 February 1843 at Kragsbjerg, near Odense the son of Christian Henrik Hansen (1797-1868) and Bertha Marie Ammentorp (1805-1848). He attended Slagelse Realskole in Slagelse and then Ålborg Latinskole in Aalborg.
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Career
Occupation: estate owner, pharmacist, factory owner.5
- Date not recordedFounded Chr. Hansen Holding3
- Date not recordedFounded Danish Pharmaceutical College4
Personal life
Hansen married Cecilia Elisa Købke (9 September 1846 - 4 March 1879) on 24 March 1869 in Korsør. He was second time married to Agnes Mathilde Hedemann (3 September 1858 - 14 May1930) on 30 September 1880 in Copenhagen.
He had five children with his first wife, of which only two survived to adulthood, Johannes Hansen (1872-1960) and Gerda Hansen. Johannes Hansen studied engineering and later served as CRO of Chr. Hansen.
His second wife bore him four children: Nancy Hansen (1881-1949), Viggo Christian Hansen (1884-1963), Einar Hansen Bernhoft (1886-1958) and Agnes Marie Mathilde Almira Hansen (1888, Mullerup-1978).
Hansen died on 20 June 1916 in Copenhagen.
Bøstrup was taken over by Ejnar Hansen while Mullerup was passed on to Agnes Hansen. In 1930, Ejnar Hansen also acquired Mullerup. Both estates are still owned by his descendants.
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