Carl Adolph Feilberg (20 August 1810 – 8 January 1896) was a Danish businessman. He founded Falkonergårdens Fabrikker on the Falkonergården estate in

Frederiksberg Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the region of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of less tha ...

in 1842.

Early life and education

Feilberg was born on 20 August 1810 in Copenhagen, the son of Henning Frederik Feilberg and Louise Brummer. His father was a factory owner, investor and businessman and who served as chief of plans for the Bank of Denmark. He studied engineering (Cand. Polyt.) at the College of Advanced Technology.

Career

Feilberg bought Falkonergården, a former royal falconry. He established a soap and wax candle factory under the name Falkonergårdens Fabrikker at the site in 1842.

Personal life

Feilberg married Albertine Hagen. The couple had no children. His brother, Nicolai Laurentius Feilberg, a priest, was the brother-in-law of the painter

Christen Købke Christen Schiellerup Købke (26 May 1810 – 7 February 1848) was a Danish painter, and one of the best-known artists from the Golden Age of Danish Painting. Childhood and early training He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was one of 11 ...

. Købke painted his portrait and painted his last nature studies on the Falkonérgården estate. He was the paternal uncle to the Australian journalist, newspaper editor and Indigenous rights activist Carl Adolph Feilberg, the Danish priest and folklorist

Henning Frederik Feilberg Henning Frederik Feilberg (6 August 1831 in Hillerød – 8 October 1921 in Askov), was a Danish pastor, author and folklorist. His research and publications represent significant contributions to the field of Danish folklore. Biography Feilber ...

, the planter and photographer Kristen Feilberg, and the journalist and restaurateur Frederik Laurentius Feilberg (1858-1917), aka "Lorry" Feilberg. Feilberg died on 8 January 1896. He is buried in Frederiksberg Old Cemetery.

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Carl Adolph Feilberg
{{DEFAULTSORT:Feilberg, Carl Adolph 19th-century Danish businesspeople 1810 births 1896 deaths Carl Adolph