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Thomas B. Thrige

Thomas B. Thrige, Danish businessman (died 1938)

Born
May 5, 1866
Died
May 9, 1938
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1866

About Thomas B. Thrige

Thomas Barfoed Thrige (5 May 1866 – 9 May 1938) was a Danish entrepreneur, industrialist and businessman. In 1894, he started the company Thomas B. Thrige, a manufacturer of electric motors, now known as T-T Electric (formerly Thrige Electric and Thrige-Titan). The power station of his factory in Odense is now the Thriges Kraftcentral museum run by Odense City Museums. He and his wife formed the Thomas B. Thrige Foundation in 1934 to ensure the continuation of his business. The foundation grants donations to the Danish business community, primarily the trades and industries. == Personal life == Thomas Barfoed Thrige was born in Odense on 5 May 1866 to parents Carl Mathias Thrige, a teacher, and Ingeborg Thrige. He married Ingeborg Nanna Rasmussen. Thrige died 9 May 1938 at the age of 72; he is buried at the Assistens Cemetery in Odense. == References == == External links == Petersen, Jens Åge S. "Thomas B. Thrige". Historiens Hus Odense (in Danish).

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Career and life highlights

Thomas B. Thrige timeline

  1. Thomas Barfoed Thrige (5 May 1866 – 9 May 1938) was a Danish entrepreneur, industrialist and businessman.
  2. In 1894, he started the company Thomas B.
  3. In 1894, he started the company Thomas B. Thrige, a manufacturer of electric motors, now known as T-T Electric.

The world when Thomas B. Thrige was born

Thomas B. Thrige was born in 1866. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1866

  • Best-selling bookCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineReconstruction era begins in the South
  • Technology milestoneTransatlantic telegraph cable successfully laid
  • World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAndrew Johnson
  • U.S. population34.0M

1866 versus 2026

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Measure18662026
Population34.0M341 million

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