Carl Adolph Feilberg (1810–1896)
Carl Adolph Feilberg | |
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 Feilberg painted by Christen Købke | |
| Born | 20 August 1810 |
| Died | 8 January 1896 (aged 85) Frederiksberg, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Carl Adolph Feilberg (20 August 1810 – 8 January 1896) was a Danish businessman. He founded Falkonergårdens Fabrikker on the Falkonergården estate in Frederiksberg in 1842. He was the paternal uncle to the Australian indigenous-rights activist Carl Adolph Feilberg, the Danish priest and folklorist Henning Frederik Feilberg, the planter and photographer Kristen Feilberg, and the journalist and restaurateur Frederik Laurentius Feilberg (1858-1917), aka "Lorry" Feilberg.
Early life and education[]
Feilberg was born on 20 August 1810 in Copenhagen, the son of Henning Frederik Feilberg and Louise Brummer. His father was a high-ranking civil servant who worked for the Bank of Denmark. He studied engineering (Cand. Polyt.) at the College of Advanced Technology.[1]
Career[]
Feilberg bought Falkonergården, a former royal falconry. He established a soap and wax candle factory under the name Galkonergårdens Fabrikker at the site in 1842.[2]
Personal life[]
Feilberg married Albertine Hagen. The couple had no children. His brother, Nicolai Laurentius Feilberg, a priest, was the brother-in-law of the painter Christen Købke. Købke painted his portrait and painted his last nature studies on the Galkonérgården estate.
Feilberg died on 8 January 1896. He is buried in Frederiksberg Old Cemetery.
References[]
- ^ "Carl Adolph Feilberg". kbhbilleder.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Carl Adolph Feilberg". geni.com (in Danish). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
External links[]
- 19th-century Danish businesspeople
- 1810 births
- 1896 deaths
- Feilberg family