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| birth_date = 1780 |
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| religion = [[Judaism]] |
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| spouse = Marianne von Halle |
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| children = [[Carl Joachim Hambro (banker)|Carl Joachim Hambro]] |
| children = [[Carl Joachim Hambro (banker)|Carl Joachim Hambro]] |
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| parents = [[Calmer Hambro]]<br/>Thobe Levy |
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| relatives = [[Wulf Levin von Halle]] <small>(father-in-law)</small><br/>[[Everard Hambro]] <small>(grandson)</small> |
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'''Joseph Hambro''' (4 November 1780 |
'''Joseph Hambro''' (4 November 1780 – 3 October 1848) was a Danish merchant, banker and political advisor. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Joseph Hambro was born in 1780 in [[Copenhagen]], Denmark.<ref name="oxfordhambrobaron">Andrew St George, |
Joseph Hambro was born in 1780 in [[Copenhagen]], Denmark.<ref name="oxfordhambrobaron">Andrew St George, 'Hambro, Baron Carl Joachim (1807–1877)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/48884 accessed 6 May 2015]</ref> His father, [[Calmer Hambro]], was a Jewish silk and textile merchant, who was born in [[Rendsburg]].<ref name="oxfordhambrobaron"/> At the age of 17, Hambro came to [[Hamburg]] where he received his education at Fürst, Haller & Co. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Hambro was a merchant and banker.<ref name="oxfordhambrobaron"/> In 1800, he joined his father's bank and renamed it C. J. Hambro & Son.<ref name="oxfordhambrobaron"/> Under his leadership, the bank gave loans to the Danish government from 1821 to 1827.<ref name="oxfordhambrobaron"/> |
Hambro was a merchant and banker.<ref name="oxfordhambrobaron"/> In 1800, he joined his father's bank and renamed it C. J. Hambro & Son.<ref name="oxfordhambrobaron"/> Under his leadership, the bank gave loans to the Danish government from 1821 to 1827.<ref name="oxfordhambrobaron"/> |
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[[File:Hambros Plads drawing.jpg|thumb|300px|Hambros Plads]] |
[[File:Hambros Plads drawing.jpg|thumb|300px|Hambros Plads in [[Christianshavn]], Copenhagen]] |
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In circa. 1830, he acquired [[Bodenhoffs Plads]] in [[Christianshavn]], from then on known as Hambros Plads, establishing both a rice mill with Denmark's first steam engine, the country's first [[Canning|canned food factory]] and a bakery at the site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hovedstadshistorie.dk/christianshavn/hambros-plads/|title=Hambros Plads|language=Danish|publisher=hovedstadshistorie.dk|accessdate=27 January 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202145136/http://www.hovedstadshistorie.dk/christianshavn/hambros-plads/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Hambro became an advisor to [[Johan Sigismund von Møsting]], who served as the Danish Minister of Finance.<ref name="oxfordhambrobaron"/> |
Hambro became an advisor to [[Johan Sigismund von Møsting]], who served as the Danish Minister of Finance.<ref name="oxfordhambrobaron"/> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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[[File:Bust of J. Hambro by H. W. Bissen.jpg|thumb|160px|Bust of Joseph Hambro by [[Herman Wilhelm Bissen|H. W. Bissen]], 1853]] |
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He was married to Marianne von Halle (1786–1838), the daughter of [[Wulf Levin von Halle]], a merchant from Copenhagen.<ref name="oxfordhambrobaron"/> They had a son, [[Carl Joachim Hambro (banker)|Carl Joachim Hambro]], who moved to London, England, where he founded the [[Hambros Bank]] in 1839.<ref name=snl2>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Hambro|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor=|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Hambro|language=Norwegian|accessdate=29 April 2011}}</ref> |
He was married to Marianne von Halle (1786–1838), the daughter of [[Wulf Levin von Halle]], a merchant from Copenhagen.<ref name="oxfordhambrobaron"/> They had a son, [[Carl Joachim Hambro (banker)|Carl Joachim Hambro]], who moved to London, England, where he founded the [[Hambros Bank]] in 1839.<ref name=snl2>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Hambro|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor=|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Hambro|language=Norwegian|accessdate=29 April 2011}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [https://www.geni.com/people/Joseph-Hambro/6000000006160861134 Joseph Hambro] |
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Latest revision as of 20:02, 3 December 2024
Joseph Hambro | |
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| Born | 4 November 1780 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 3 October 1848 (aged 67) London, England |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Spouse | Marianne von Halle |
| Children | Carl Joachim Hambro |
| Parent(s) | Calmer Hambro Thobe Levy |
| Relatives | Wulf Levin von Halle (father-in-law) Everard Hambro (grandson) |
Joseph Hambro (4 November 1780 – 3 October 1848) was a Danish merchant, banker and political advisor.
Early life
[edit]Joseph Hambro was born in 1780 in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1] His father, Calmer Hambro, was a Jewish silk and textile merchant, who was born in Rendsburg.[1] At the age of 17, Hambro came to Hamburg where he received his education at Fürst, Haller & Co.
Career
[edit]Hambro was a merchant and banker.[1] In 1800, he joined his father's bank and renamed it C. J. Hambro & Son.[1] Under his leadership, the bank gave loans to the Danish government from 1821 to 1827.[1]
In circa. 1830, he acquired Bodenhoffs Plads in Christianshavn, from then on known as Hambros Plads, establishing both a rice mill with Denmark's first steam engine, the country's first canned food factory and a bakery at the site.[2]
Hambro became an advisor to Johan Sigismund von Møsting, who served as the Danish Minister of Finance.[1]
Personal life
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He was married to Marianne von Halle (1786–1838), the daughter of Wulf Levin von Halle, a merchant from Copenhagen.[1] They had a son, Carl Joachim Hambro, who moved to London, England, where he founded the Hambros Bank in 1839.[3]
He died in 1848 in London, where he had moved earlier that year.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Andrew St George, 'Hambro, Baron Carl Joachim (1807–1877)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 6 May 2015
- ^ "Hambros Plads" (in Danish). hovedstadshistorie.dk. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Hambro". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
External links
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