Hans Peter Johan Lyngbye

Hans Peter Johan Lyngbye (15 July 1834 – 15 April 1920) was a Danish businessman.

H. P. J. Lyngbye photographed by Hansen & Weller in 1899

Early life and education

Lyngbye was born on 15 July 1834 at Vallø, the son of cantor and Royal Life Guards lieutenant Hans Peter Johan Lyngbye (1803–34) and Ida Christine Monrath (1807–93). His father died the same year and his mother was subsequently second time married to timber merchant Emil Z. Svitzer (1805–86) in 1849. His original intention was to study law but he was from 1852 instead educated in his foster father's firm. a combined timber business and salvage company. He married Switzer's daughter of his first marriage in 1860.[1]

Career

Lyngbye was in 1863 granted citizenship as a businessman (grosserer) and was at the same time made a partner in the firm. The salvage division was in 1872 carved out as an independent limited company (aktieselskab).[2] Lyngbye succeeded his father-in-law as managing director of the timber company in 1886 and was in 1886-96 also managing director of the salvage company.[1]

Other activities

Lyngbye served as specialist judge at the Maritime and Commercial Court in 1872–1907. He was a member of Grosserer-Societetet's committee in 1883–1912. He belonged to the circle around C. F. Tietgen and was from 1887 a member of Privatbanken's ban council. He was from 1895 alså active (as kommitteret) in Det Kgl. Octroj. Søassurancekompagni (from 1913 as chairman of the board). He was a board member and cashier of the Georg Stage Foundation from 1884.[1]

Personal life

Lyngbye married Emilia Andrea Cathinka Henriette Wilhelmine Svitzer (24 November 1837 - 7.5.1884) on 21 September 1860 in the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen. She was a daughter of Emil Z. Switzer by his first wife Ida Sophie Suzette von Holstein (1813–42).[1]

Lyngbye was fond of music and active in the management of Musikforeningen in 1891–1915. He composed the melody for H. P. Holst's song Ved vintertid, når skoven står.[3]

Lyngbye is one of the 50 businessmen seen in Peder Severin Krøyer's monumental 1895 group portrait painting From Copenhagen Stock Exchange.[4] He died on 15 April 1920 and is buried at Copenhagen's Assistens Cemetery.

Awards

Further reading

References
  1. "H.P.J. Lyngbye" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. "A/S Em. Z. Svitzer's Bjergnings-Entreprise" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. "Gamle Danske Sange: Ved vintertid, når skoven står" (in Danish). ugle.dk. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. Robert Hove. "Sø- og Handelsretten gennem 100 år" (PDF) (in Danish). Retrieved 1 May 2020.


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