Poul Pagh
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Poul Pagh
Poul Pagh (14 February 1796 – 30 November 1870) was a Danish merchant and shipowner who played an important role in developing industry and commerce in the city of Aalborg. In 1827, he started a thriving trading business based in N.C. Rasch's mansion on the city's Vesterågade waterfront, which had a ferry pier and an inn. He soon became a shipping operator with his own wharfs, including one in Nørresundby, and later developed a successful timber business. In 1857, he converted a local windmill into the first steam-driven mill in the north of Jutland.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "Poul Pagh, 1796 – †1870"[permanent dead link], "Om kendte personer begravet på Almen Kirkegård", Aalborg Kommune. (in Danish) Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Paul Pagh", Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. (in Danish) Retrieved 4 September 2013.
Categories:
- 1796 births
- 1870 deaths
- 19th-century Danish businesspeople
- 19th-century merchants
- Danish businesspeople in shipping
- Danish merchants
- 19th-century Danish people
- Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog
- People from Aalborg
- People from Fredericia