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Isaac Wilhelm Tegner (lithographer)
Isaac Wilhelm Tegner (23 June 1815 - 21 December 1893) was a Denmark, Danish lithographer who was a co-founder of . Early life and education Tegner was born in Helsingør, the son of master carpenter and boatbuilder Friderich Christian Tegner (1770–1837) and Inger Marie Poulsen (1780–1835). His father was a captain in Helsingør Fire Corps. Tegner began his education as an apprentice painter and became a journeyman in 1834. Already during his apprenticeship he began attending classes at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and was admitted to the model class. However, he soon moved on to learn lithography in Carl Henckel's workshop. Career In 1838, he began working for Emil Bærentzen's institute, the most well-known company in the industry at the time. Together with two colleagues, Adolph Kittendorff and Karl Muller, he won 2,000 Danish rigsdaler in the lottery. They intended to invest the money in setting up their own company and thought of buying the Berlin Brothers' litho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsingør
Helsingør ( , ; ), classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 63,953 on 1 January 2025, making it the 23rd most populated municipality in Denmark. Helsingør is located at the narrowest part of the Øresund strait and together with Helsingborg in Sweden, forms the northern reaches of the Øresund Region, centred on Copenhagen and Malmö. Helsingør is a ferry city with frequent departures with the HH Ferry route which connects Helsingør with Helsingborg, across the Øresund. Its castle Kronborg was used by William Shakespeare as the setting for his play ''Hamlet.'' Etymology The first part of the name, ''Hels'', is believed to derive from the word ''hals'' 'neck; narrow strait', referring to the narrowest point of the Øresund (Øre Sound) between what is now Helsingør and Helsingborg in Sweden. The word ''Helsing'' supposedly means 'person/people who live by the neck' and ''ør'' co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
