Gregorius Klauman
Gregorius Klauman | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | September 12, 1752 (aged 73) |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, jurist |
| Known for | Director of the Danish Asiatic Company, board member of Kurantbanken, president of Grosserer-Societetet |
Gregorius Klauman (30 November 1678 – 12 September 1752) was a notable Danish entrepreneur and jurist. He was among the pioneering directors of the Danish Asiatic Company, held a board position at Kurantbanken, and served as president of Grosserer-Societetet.
Early life and education
Originally named Gørris Gørrisen, he was born in Copenhagen to merchant Gørris Tillufsen and Maren Frederiksdatter Seenders. After his father's passing, his mother remarried Peter Klauman, the overseer of the King's Brewhouse, whose surname Gregorius subsequently adopted. He later undertook an apprenticeship under his stepfather.
Career
Upon Peter Klauman's death in 1710, Gregorius assumed control of the King's Brewhouse on 16 January 1711. He managed one of Copenhagen’s most prominent trading enterprises and contributed to founding Det Kinesiske Societet, where he was appointed as one of the initial eight board members. When this society merged with Det Ostindiske Societet in 1732 to create the Danish Asiatic Company, Klauman became one of its first directors. Additionally, he held a directorial role with the Danish West India–Guinea Company for some time. In 1736, Klauman was elected among five commercially experienced members to the board of Kurantbanken and ranked as one of its largest private shareholders.
In 1713, Klauman was named judge at Borgerretten (Civil Court). He earned the honorific title justitsråd in 1740 and was later granted etatsråd in 1749.
Personal life
Klauman married Maren Knudsdatter Agger, daughter of merchant Knud Agger, on 2 January 1711. He possessed real estate at Amagertorv 6 and constructed a country residence called Aggershvile in Skodsborg during the early 1740s as a dedication to his wife.
He passed away on 13 September 1752 and was interred at Holmen Church, where an epitaph commemorates both him and his spouse.
His legacy continued through three children: Knud Gregorius de Klauman (1711–1761), who served as a Supreme Court justice residing at Amagertorv; Christian Lucassen Klauman (1713–1748), who worked as a controller at Kurantbanken; and Anna Sophie Klaumann (1717–1863), who married Admiralty bookkeeper Terkel Brügmann.
External links
- Gregorius Klauman at geni.com