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Hans Niels Andersen

Hans Niels Andersen, Danish businessman, founded the East Asiatic Company (died 1937)

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Born
September 10, 1852
Died
December 30, 1937
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1852

About Hans Niels Andersen

Hans Niels Andersen was a Danish shipping magnate, businessman, diplomat and founder of the East Asiatic Company. In 1912, Andersen commissioned the Copenhagen shipbuilding company Burmeister & Wain to build the MS Selandia, the world's first oceangoing motorship. Returning to Copenhagen, he opened a branch office of his company and in 1897, together with Isak Glückstadt, director of the Danish Farmers' Bank, founded the East Asiatic Company with an initial equity of 3.5 million Danish kroner.

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Hans Niels Andersen timeline

  1. Returning to Copenhagen, he opened a branch office of his company and in 1897, together with Isak Glückstadt, director of the Danish Farmers' Bank, founded the East Asiatic Company with an initial equity of 3.5 million Danish kroner.
  2. In 1912, Andersen commissioned the Copenhagen shipbuilding company Burmeister & Wain to build the MS Selandia, the world's first oceangoing motorship.

The world when Hans Niels Andersen was born

Hans Niels Andersen was born in 1852. 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 1852

  • Best-selling bookUncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineNapoleon III becomes Emperor of France
  • Technology milestoneFirst public flushing toilet opens in London
  • World population~1.32B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMillard Fillmore
  • U.S. population24.4M

1852 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Hans Niels Andersen's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18522026
Population24.4M341 million

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