Thomas Barfoed Thrige (5 May 1866 – 9 May 1938) was a
Danish entrepreneur, industrialist and businessman. In 1894, he started the company ''Thomas B. Thrige'', a manufacturer of
electric motor
An electric motor is a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. Most electric motors operate through the interaction between the motor's magnetic field and electric current in a electromagnetic coil, wire winding to gene ...
s, now known as
T-T Electric (formerly ''Thrige Electric'' and ''Thrige-Titan''). The power station of his factory in
Odense
Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (after Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2025, the city proper had a population of 185,480 while Odense Municipality had a population of 210, ...
is now the museum run by
Odense City Museums.
He and his wife formed the Thomas B. Thrige Foundation in 1934 to ensure the continuation of his business. The foundation grants donations to the Danish business community, primarily the trades and industries.
Personal life
Thomas Barfoed Thrige was born in Odense on 5 May 1866 to parents Carl Mathias Thrige, a teacher, and Ingeborg Thrige. He married Ingeborg Nanna Rasmussen.
Thrige died 9 May 1938 at the age of 72;
he is buried at the Assistens Cemetery in Odense.
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Thrige's gravestone
1866 births
1938 deaths
19th-century Danish businesspeople
20th-century Danish businesspeople
People from Odense
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