1723 - 1808
John Brown (1723–1808) Danish Business
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| Birthday |
3rd March, 1723
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| Birthplace |
Dalkeith, Scotland
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| Died |
16th January, 1808
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| Place of Death |
Gentofte, Denmark
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Nationality |
Danish
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| Occupation Text |
Merchant and shipowner
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| Occupation |
Business
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John Brown (3 March 1723 - 16 January 1808) was a Scottish-Danish merchant and ship-owner. He was a joint founder of John & David Brown in 1759. The company owned 17 ships in 1787 but was liquidated the following year. He was also active in the Danish Asiatic Company where he was a member of the board of directors from 1770–75 and from 1779–85. He was appointed as General War Commissioner in 1776. He was the second-largest landowner in Gentofte and owned Benzonseje (now Risbyholm) from 1784 to 1788.
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