Herman Petersen
Herman Petersen | |
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 Herman Petersen, painted by Gustaf Lundberg | |
| Born | 29 December 1713 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Died | 13 August 1765 (aged 51) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Merchant, entrepreneur |
| Organization | Swedish East India Company |
| Parent(s) | Abraham Petersen Christina Tham |
Herman Petersen (13 December 1713 – 13 August 1765) was a Swedish merchant and entrepreneur.[1]
Biography[]
Herman Petersen was born in December 1713 to Abraham Petersen, a wholesaler in Gothenburg and his wife Christina Tham.[2] He was elected to serve as director of the Swedish East India Company for a period during the 18th century.[3] Petersen traded great amounts of copper with France. He did so with his company Petersen & Bedoire, that he had started with his brother-in-law, Fredrik Bedoire. Petersen was a member of the so called Skeppsbroadel.
Personal life[]
Petersen was one of the wealthiest men in Sweden during the 18th century, and with all of his money, he bought several estates that still lasts in the family as of today.
His children were raised to peerage after he had died. They added the preposition af in front of their original name. He married Magdalena Bedoire in 1741, and later her cousin Charlotta Bedoire in 1753. His daughter Julie af Petersens married envoy and hofmarschall Henrik Jakob von Düben.
References[]
- ^ "Herman Petersen". Riksarkivet (in Swedish). 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Anrep, Gabriel. Svenska adelns Ättar-taflor, volym 3.
- ^ Svenska Män och Kvinnor. Stockholm: Albert Bonniers förlag. 1949.
- 1713 births
- 1765 deaths
- 18th-century Swedish businesspeople
- Swedish East India Company people
- Swedish people of German descent
- 18th-century Swedish landowners
- People from Gothenburg