Edward Frederik (Friederich) Jakob Tesdorpf (3 December 1854 23 May 1937) was a Danish landowner and politician. He was the owner of Orupgaard from 1889 to 1937 and a member of the

Landstinget The Landsting () was the upper house of the Rigsdag, from 1849 until 1953, when the bicameral system was abolished in favour of unicameralism. The Landsting had powers equal to the Folketing, which made the two houses of parliament hard to dis ...

from 1902 to 1910.

Early life

Frederik Tesdorpf was born on 3 December 1854 at Orupgaard, the son of

Edward Tesdorpf Edward Tesdorpf (7 September 1817 – 2 May 1889), was a German-Danish landowner, agricultural pioneer and sugar manufacturer. He became the owner of ten estates; many were located in the Lolland-Falster area where he resided at Orupgaard near Nyk ...

and Mary Busch.

Landowner

In 1880, he took over the management of Sæddingegård. He succeeded his father as the owner of Orupgaard as well as Brændte Ege, Kringelborg and Bøtøgård. He was in particular interested in horse breeding and was a member of the state stallion commission (''statshingsteskuekommissionen''). He was chairman of Nykøbing Sugar Factory in

Nykøbing Falster Nykøbing Falster (; originally named Nykøbing) is a city on the island of Falster in southern Denmark. It has a population of 16,682 (1 January 2025). Including the satellite town Sundby (Lolland), Sundby on the Lolland side, with a populatio ...

and a member of the board of Maribo County's Economic Society.

Politics

In the 1890s, Tesdorpf argued in favour of the introduction of

Trade barrier Trade barriers are government-induced restrictions on international trade. According to the comparative advantage, theory of comparative advantage, trade barriers are detrimental to the world economy and decrease overall economic efficiency. Most ...

s to protect the Danish agricultural sector. In 1897, he was appointed as chairman of Toldbeskyttelsesforeningen. In 1902, he was elected for

as a representative for Højre and joined the Free Conservative. He had only minimal political influence and left Landstinget again in 1910.

Personal life

On 15 November 1884, Tesdorpf married Sophie Tutein. She was a daughter of merchant William Tutein, Their daughter and only child, Fritze Pepina Tesdorph (1885-1967), married Erik Otto Sigismund, Count Ahlefeldt-Laurvig (1880-1967).

Honours

Tesdorpf was appointed as ''Kammerjunker'' in 1879, ''Hofjægermester'' in 1890 and ''Kammerherre'' in 1909. He was created a Knight in the Order of the Dannebrog in and a Commander of the 2nd Class in 1934. He was awarded the Cross of Honour in 1923.

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Frederik Tesdorpf
19th-century Danish landowners 20th-century Danish landowners 20th-century Danish politicians Commanders Second Class of the Order of the Dannebrog Recipients of the Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog