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Carl Jacobsen
Danish brewer, art collector and philanthropist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the politician in Papua and New Guinea, see Carl Jacobsen (politician). For those of a similar name, see Carl Jacobson (disambiguation).
Carl Christian Hillman Jacobsen (2 March 1842 – 11 January 1914) was a Danish brewer, art collector and philanthropist. Though often preoccupied with his cultural interests, Jacobsen was a shrewd and visionary businessman and initiated the transition of the brewery Carlsberg from a local Copenhagen brewery to the multinational conglomerate that it is today.[1]
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Born | Carl Christian Hillmann Jacobsen (1842-03-02)2 March 1842 |
Died | 11 January 1914(1914-01-11) (aged 71) |
Resting place | Jesus Church, Copenhagen |
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