Michael Fabritius was born in Copenhagen on 12 May 1697. His parents, wine merchant Herman Fabritius (1667-1729) and Elisabeth Marie Abbestée (1677-1752), were immigrants from Germany and belonged to the city's German Reformed congregation. Michael Fabritius was the elder brother of Just Fabritius.
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Fabritius was granted citizenship as a merchant in 1732. He was one of the first Danish merchants to send ships to China and was a co-founder of Det Kinesiske Societet. He was also active in Danish Asiatic Company.[1] In 1735, he purchased the Grønnegård Harbour at the southern tip of Christianshavn.[2]
In 1738, he was one of the driving forces behind the foundation Kurantbanken and for a while served as its managing director. Together with Johann Fr. Wewer he was the founder of the Fabritius & Wewer trading house.
Like the other major merchants of his time, Michael Fabritius had close ties to the state, providing it with loans and participating in the equipping of ships in connection with expeditions to overseas destinations. He also provided the state with goods such as saltpeter for the manufacture of gunpowder. He became an agent with rank of justitsråd in 1743.
Michael Fabritius married Anna Maria Köster (17 November 1705 in Frankfurt – 18 March 1775) on 30 May 1726 in Mühlheim. Their two sons, Michael and Conrad Alexander, were ennobled by letters patent on 4 May 1776 under the name Fabritius de Tengnagel. In 1734, Fabritius purchased the country house Enrum north of Copenhagen. The older of Fabritius' two daughters, Anna Elisabeth, married Reinhard Iselin. Their younger daughter, Charlotte, married shipowner, merchant and textile manufacturer Peter van Hemert.
Fabritius died in 1746 and was buried at Holmens Cemetery. His widow married his business partner Johann Fr. Wewer in 1748 and, after his death, Major-General Jean Baptiste Descariéres de Longueville (1699-1766). She died in 1775 and was buried at Christian's German Church.
^"Grosserer Fabritius & Wever". jmarcussen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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michael, fabritius, 1697, november, 1746, danish, merchant, shipowner, shipbuilder, fabritius, 1742born, 1697, 1697copenhagen, denmarkdied13, november, 1746, 1746, aged, copenhagen, denmarkoccupationmerchant, contents, early, life, education, career, personal,. Michael Fabritius 2 May 1697 13 November 1746 was a Danish merchant shipowner and shipbuilder Michael FabritiusFabritius in 1742Born 1697 05 02 2 May 1697Copenhagen DenmarkDied13 November 1746 1746 11 13 aged 49 Copenhagen DenmarkOccupationMerchant Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editMichael Fabritius was born in Copenhagen on 12 May 1697 His parents wine merchant Herman Fabritius 1667 1729 and Elisabeth Marie Abbestee 1677 1752 were immigrants from Germany and belonged to the city s German Reformed congregation Michael Fabritius was the elder brother of Just Fabritius Career editFabritius was granted citizenship as a merchant in 1732 He was one of the first Danish merchants to send ships to China and was a co founder of Det Kinesiske Societet He was also active in Danish Asiatic Company 1 In 1735 he purchased the Gronnegard Harbour at the southern tip of Christianshavn 2 In 1738 he was one of the driving forces behind the foundation Kurantbanken and for a while served as its managing director Together with Johann Fr Wewer he was the founder of the Fabritius amp Wewer trading house Like the other major merchants of his time Michael Fabritius had close ties to the state providing it with loans and participating in the equipping of ships in connection with expeditions to overseas destinations He also provided the state with goods such as saltpeter for the manufacture of gunpowder He became an agent with rank of justitsrad in 1743 Personal life edit nbsp Anne Marie de Koster painted by Peter CramerMichael Fabritius married Anna Maria Koster 17 November 1705 in Frankfurt 18 March 1775 on 30 May 1726 in Muhlheim Their two sons Michael and Conrad Alexander were ennobled by letters patent on 4 May 1776 under the name Fabritius de Tengnagel In 1734 Fabritius purchased the country house Enrum north of Copenhagen The older of Fabritius two daughters Anna Elisabeth married Reinhard Iselin Their younger daughter Charlotte married shipowner merchant and textile manufacturer Peter van Hemert Fabritius died in 1746 and was buried at Holmens Cemetery His widow married his business partner Johann Fr Wewer in 1748 and after his death Major General Jean Baptiste Descarieres de Longueville 1699 1766 She died in 1775 and was buried at Christian s German Church See also editPeter van Hurk Johann Ludvig ZinnReferences edit Michael Fabritius in Danish Dansk Biografisk Leksikon Retrieved 26 September 2016 Grosserer Fabritius amp Wever jmarcussen dk in Danish Retrieved 26 September 2016 External links editMichael Fabritius at geni com Source Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Fabritius amp oldid 1118427896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
