Hans Puggaard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Danish merchant (1788-1866)
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Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
About Hans Puggaard
- Hans Puggaard (3 September 1788 - 8 April 1866) was a Danish merchant and shipowner who founded H.
- Puggaard & Co.
- in 1813.
- The company became a leading wholesaler of grain and was also active in the market for import of colonial goods such as coffee and especially sugar. Puggaard's wife, Bolette Puggaard née Hage, a daughter of Christopher Friedenreich Hage, was a painter.
- The couple supported many of the artists of the Danish Golden Age.
- A daughter married Orla Lehmann.
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