Jacob Christian Jacobsen (2 September 1811 – 30 April 1887), mostly known as J. C. Jacobsen, was a Danishindustrialist and philanthropist best known for founding the brewery Carlsberg.[1]
He had no formal academic or scientific training (although he had attended some lectures by Hans Christian Ørsted). In the 1840s, he had come to realise that production of beer, which had until then been done in numerous small breweries, now had to be based on the scientific method in order to be industrialized.
Starting in 1847, he established his brewery Carlsberg in Valby on the outskirts of Copenhagen, on a site where it has remained since. He named the brewery after his son, Carl Jacobsen. Being extremely vigorous in the pursuit of producing high quality beer, he founded the Carlsberg Laboratory[2] in 1875.
He took much interest in public affairs and supported the National Liberal Party – becoming gradually more conservative – both as a Member of Parliament for some periods between 1854 and 1871 and as a strong supporter of the Danish defense. He served on the Copenhagen City Council from 1843 to 1857.[3] Moreover he was a well-known patron of the arts. After the fire of Frederiksborg Palace in 1859, he funded the reconstruction efforts.
In 1876, Jacobsen founded the Carlsberg Foundation (Carlsbergfondet) which he endowed with a controlling stake in Carlsberg, due to family tensions. A bitter conflict with his son Carl led to the latter's foundation of the Ny Carlsberg (New Carlsberg) Brewery 1882. A reconciliation was however obtained in 1886.[4]
His son Carl Jacobsen collected one of the largest private art collections during his time. It is now housed in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, a museum founded by him in Copenhagen.[5][6]
Personal lifeEdit
Jacobsen was married to Laura Cathrine Holst (1819–1911) and was the father of Carl Jacobsen (1842–1919). In 1879, he became an honorary doctor of the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Science and in 1884 he was bestowed Commander 1st class of the Order of the Dannebrog, a Danish order of chivalry.
jacobsen, confused, with, jakob, jakobsen, jacob, christian, jacobsen, september, 1811, april, 1887, mostly, known, danish, industrialist, philanthropist, best, known, founding, brewery, carlsberg, portrait, august, jerndorffborn, 1811, september, 1811copenhag. Not to be confused with Jakob Jakobsen Jacob Christian Jacobsen 2 September 1811 30 April 1887 mostly known as J C Jacobsen was a Danish industrialist and philanthropist best known for founding the brewery Carlsberg 1 J C JacobsenPortrait by August JerndorffBorn 1811 09 02 2 September 1811Copenhagen Denmark NorwayDied30 April 1887 1887 04 30 aged 75 Rome Kingdom of ItalyResting placeThe crypt Jesus ChurchNationalityDanishOccupation s Brewer and industrialistKnown forAs founder of Carlsberg Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 References 5 LiteratureBiography EditHe had no formal academic or scientific training although he had attended some lectures by Hans Christian Orsted In the 1840s he had come to realise that production of beer which had until then been done in numerous small breweries now had to be based on the scientific method in order to be industrialized Starting in 1847 he established his brewery Carlsberg in Valby on the outskirts of Copenhagen on a site where it has remained since He named the brewery after his son Carl Jacobsen Being extremely vigorous in the pursuit of producing high quality beer he founded the Carlsberg Laboratory 2 in 1875 He took much interest in public affairs and supported the National Liberal Party becoming gradually more conservative both as a Member of Parliament for some periods between 1854 and 1871 and as a strong supporter of the Danish defense He served on the Copenhagen City Council from 1843 to 1857 3 Moreover he was a well known patron of the arts After the fire of Frederiksborg Palace in 1859 he funded the reconstruction efforts In 1876 Jacobsen founded the Carlsberg Foundation Carlsbergfondet which he endowed with a controlling stake in Carlsberg due to family tensions A bitter conflict with his son Carl led to the latter s foundation of the Ny Carlsberg New Carlsberg Brewery 1882 A reconciliation was however obtained in 1886 4 His son Carl Jacobsen collected one of the largest private art collections during his time It is now housed in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek a museum founded by him in Copenhagen 5 6 Personal life EditJacobsen was married to Laura Cathrine Holst 1819 1911 and was the father of Carl Jacobsen 1842 1919 In 1879 he became an honorary doctor of the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Science and in 1884 he was bestowed Commander 1st class of the Order of the Dannebrog a Danish order of chivalry See also EditCarlsberg Breweries Carlsberg Laboratory Carlsberg Foundation Carlsberg district References Edit Brewer J C Jacobsen 1811 1887 carlsbergfondet dk Retrieved June 1 2019 Torben Holck Colding Carl Jacobsen Dansk Biografisk Leksikon Gyldendal Retrieved June 1 2019 J C Jacobsen lex dk Den Store Danske in Danish 7 May 2020 Retrieved 2021 12 02 Carlsbergfondet passion for perfektion carlsbergfondet dk Retrieved June 1 2019 Link from Glyptoteket dk site about the collection Archived from the original on 2010 06 19 Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek visitcopenhagen com Retrieved June 1 2019 Literature EditGlamann Kristof 1991 Jacobsen of Carlsberg Brewer and Philanthropist Copenhagen Gyldendal ISBN 9788700067936 OCLC 25333676 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jacob Christian Jacobsen This business related Danish biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J C Jacobsen amp oldid 1165800918, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
