Julius Hoffensberg (20 July 1828 – 28 March 1895) was a Danish businessperson.
Early life and education
Hoffensberg was born in
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
, the son of military officer and lithographer Frantz Hoffensberg (1804–419) and Else Kirstine Møller. His father was later married second time to Caroline Sørensen.
Hoffensberg was educated as a typographer in W. Laub's book printing business 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 later worked as an assistant in the Ministry of Defence.
Career
In 1855, Hoffensberg took over a lithographic business established by his father in approximately 1844. The firm merged with Otto Schwartz' Eftf.s (E. Jespersens) book shop and
Em. Bærentzen & Co.'s lithographic workshop under the name Hoffensberg, Jespersen og Trap in 1874. The firm also acquired G. S. Wibe's book printing business. Its name was changed to Hoffensberg & Fr. Trap in 1878. Hoffensberg headed the firm and was its sole owner in 1882–87. An eye disease forced him to retire in 1888. The firm was two years later converted into an ''
aktieselskab
(; abbr.: A/S or a/s, ; ) is the Danish name for a stock-based corporation. An ''aktieselskab'' may be either publicly traded or private.
Liability
The shareholders of an ''aktieselskab'' are not liable for the debts of the company. If an ...
'' under the name Det Hoffensbergske Etablissement. It was liquidized in 1972.
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Hoffensberg and N. K. Strøyberg were in around 1769 also the owners of Silkeborg Paper Factory.][
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Personal life
Julius Hoffensberg married twice. Jis first wife was Emilie Mathilde Barbara Fahrner (1836-1871), a daughter of master tailor and later owner of Bavnegård at Gentofte Michael Fahrner (ca. 1805–55) and Maria Catharina Hansen (c. 1795–1865). They married on 8 February 1861 in the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen. His second wife was Emma Josephine Margrethe Withusen (1835-1926), a daughter of farmer Peter Nielsen Withusen (Berring) of Rygård at Hellerup
Hellerup () is a very affluent district of Gentofte Municipality in the suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. The most urban part of the district is centred on Strandvejen and is bordered by Østerbro to the south and the Øresund to the east. It compr ...
(c. 1806–47) and Emilie Jacobine Klepser (c. 1811–95). They married on 19 November 1872.
Hoffensberg died on 28 March 1895 and is buried at Gentofte Cemetery.
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1828 births
1895 deaths
Businesspeople from Copenhagen
19th-century Danish businesspeople
Danish printers