Duntzfelt was born on 1762 in Negapatnam, then the capital of the Dutch Coromandel, to Johann Friedrich Düntzfeld (1725–1785), an engineer lieutenant in the Dutch East India Company, and Anna Abigael Krøckel.[1] Duntzfelt's father left his wife and son when Duntzfelt was just two years old. A relative, Ole Bie, took care of the boy and secured him a position as a reserve assistant in Tranquebar and in 1777 as an assistant in Frederiksnagore. Over the years he was promoted through the ranks, initially in the service of the Danish Asiatic Company and later in the local government. He was also active in overseas trade between the East Indies and Europe as a partner in the firm Duntzfelt, Bloom og Kierulff.[1]
Career in Denmarkedit
William Duntzfelt
Duntzfelt visited Denmark in 1788 and married the daughter of the wealthy merchant Frédéric de Coninck on the Dronninggård estate in July 1790. He briefly returned to Danish East India before in February 1791 settling permanently in Copenhagen. He became a managing partner in the firm Pingel, Meyer, Prætorius & Co. which had been initiated by his father-in-law in 1787 as a replacement for the Baltic African Company. Duntzfelt also established his own trading house that traded on East India. He was granted citizenship (borgerskab) as a merchant (grosserer) in 1795 and, in 1796, Duntzfelt and de Coninck decided to dissolve the consortium and transfer the activities to their personal firms. He was also active as a banker and in the market for insurances. François le Chevalier and Johannes Søbøtker joined his firm as partners in 1799 and 1804.
At the turn of the century, Duntzfelt was the largest ship-owner in the Nordic countries. He had profited immensely from Denmark's neutrality but many of his ships were still captured by English and French privateers and subsequently confiscated by court order. Duntzfelt & Co.'s losses from British confiscations alone was estimated at £144,660. He also suffered great losses during the war with England and the 1807 bombardment of Copenhagen.
Duntzfelt was a member of the managing board of Speciebanken from 1796 and of Depositokassen from 1799. He was a member of Grosserer-Societetet's governing body from 1802.
Personal lifeedit
Duntzfelt owned a house in Amaliegade in Copenhagen and later the Dehn Mansion in Norgesgade. He also owned the country house Ankersminde (later Ordruphøj) in Ordrup.
He died during a visit to Paris in 1809. In spite of the great losses that he had suffered during the last decade of his career, he still died as one of the wealthiest merchants in the country.[1]
Duntzfelt's two sons, William Frederik Duntzfelt and Frederik Duntzfelt, joined Duntzfelt & Co. after their father's death. It was declared bankrupt in 1833.
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william, duntzfelt, danish, merchant, william, frederik, duntzfelt, september, 1762, october, 1809, danish, merchant, ship, owner, vilhelm, duntzfelt, painted, jens, juel, 1800bornchristian, vilhelm, duntzfelt, 1762, september, 1762negapatnam, dutch, coromande. For his son the Danish merchant see William Frederik Duntzfelt William Duntzfelt 8 September 1762 20 October 1809 was a Danish merchant and ship owner William DuntzfeltVilhelm Duntzfelt painted by Jens Juel in c 1800BornChristian Vilhelm Duntzfelt 1 1762 09 09 9 September 1762Negapatnam Dutch Coromandel IndiaDied20 October 1809 1809 10 20 aged 47 Paris FranceBurial placePere Lachaise 1 NationalityDanishOccupation s Merchant banker and ship owner Contents 1 Early life 2 Career in Denmark 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editDuntzfelt was born on 1762 in Negapatnam then the capital of the Dutch Coromandel to Johann Friedrich Duntzfeld 1725 1785 an engineer lieutenant in the Dutch East India Company and Anna Abigael Krockel 1 Duntzfelt s father left his wife and son when Duntzfelt was just two years old A relative Ole Bie took care of the boy and secured him a position as a reserve assistant in Tranquebar and in 1777 as an assistant in Frederiksnagore Over the years he was promoted through the ranks initially in the service of the Danish Asiatic Company and later in the local government He was also active in overseas trade between the East Indies and Europe as a partner in the firm Duntzfelt Bloom og Kierulff 1 Career in Denmark edit nbsp William DuntzfeltDuntzfelt visited Denmark in 1788 and married the daughter of the wealthy merchant Frederic de Coninck on the Dronninggard estate in July 1790 He briefly returned to Danish East India before in February 1791 settling permanently in Copenhagen He became a managing partner in the firm Pingel Meyer Praetorius amp Co which had been initiated by his father in law in 1787 as a replacement for the Baltic African Company Duntzfelt also established his own trading house that traded on East India He was granted citizenship borgerskab as a merchant grosserer in 1795 and in 1796 Duntzfelt and de Coninck decided to dissolve the consortium and transfer the activities to their personal firms He was also active as a banker and in the market for insurances Francois le Chevalier and Johannes Sobotker joined his firm as partners in 1799 and 1804 At the turn of the century Duntzfelt was the largest ship owner in the Nordic countries He had profited immensely from Denmark s neutrality but many of his ships were still captured by English and French privateers and subsequently confiscated by court order Duntzfelt amp Co s losses from British confiscations alone was estimated at 144 660 He also suffered great losses during the war with England and the 1807 bombardment of Copenhagen Duntzfelt was a member of the managing board of Speciebanken from 1796 and of Depositokassen from 1799 He was a member of Grosserer Societetet s governing body from 1802 Personal life editDuntzfelt owned a house in Amaliegade in Copenhagen and later the Dehn Mansion in Norgesgade He also owned the country house Ankersminde later Ordruphoj in Ordrup He died during a visit to Paris in 1809 In spite of the great losses that he had suffered during the last decade of his career he still died as one of the wealthiest merchants in the country 1 Duntzfelt s two sons William Frederik Duntzfelt and Frederik Duntzfelt joined Duntzfelt amp Co after their father s death It was declared bankrupt in 1833 References edit a b c d e J Werner William Duntzfelt Dansk Biografisk Leksikon in Danish Retrieved 17 April 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Duntzfelt William Duntzfelt at geni com William Duntzfelt at oldenburgbusiness net Source Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Duntzfelt amp oldid 1213651376, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
