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'''Calmer Hambro''' (1747-1806) was a Danish merchant and banker.
'''Calmer Hambro''' (1747–1806) was a Danish merchant and banker.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Calmer Hambro was born as '''Calmer Joachim Levy''' in 1747 in [[Rendsburg]], a town of [[Schleswig-Holstein]] in [[Denmark]], later acquired by [[Prussia]] in the [[Second Schleswig War]] of 1864.<ref name="oxfordhambrobaron">Andrew St George, ‘Hambro, Baron Carl Joachim (1807–1877)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/48884, accessed 6 May 2015]</ref>
Calmer Hambro was born as '''Calmer Joachim Levy''' in 1747 in [[Rendsburg]], a town of [[Schleswig-Holstein]] in [[Denmark]], later acquired by [[Prussia]] in the [[Second Schleswig War]] of 1864.<ref name="oxfordhambrobaron">Andrew St George, 'Hambro, Baron Carl Joachim (1807–1877)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/48884, accessed 6 May 2015]</ref>


He grew up [[Hamburg]], Germany, which is considered to be his hometown.<ref name="dailytelegraph">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1412612/Lord-Hambro.html Lord Hambro], ''The Daily Telegraph'', 9 November 2002</ref><ref name="thejcderek">Derek Taylor, [http://www.thejc.com/comment-and-debate/comment/98752/newcomers-who-built-britain%E2%80%99s-future Newcomers who built Britain’s future], ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]'', January 22, 2013</ref> He changed his surname to Hambro upon moving to Copenhagen in 1778.<ref name="dailytelegraph"/><ref name="thejcderek"/> Although he wanted to be named Hamburg, the registrar misspelt his name, thus renaming him Calmer Hambro.<ref name="dailytelegraph"/><ref name="thejcderek"/>
He grew up [[Hamburg]], Germany, which is considered to be his hometown.<ref name="dailytelegraph">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1412612/Lord-Hambro.html Lord Hambro], ''The Daily Telegraph'', 9 November 2002</ref><ref name="thejcderek">Derek Taylor, [http://www.thejc.com/comment-and-debate/comment/98752/newcomers-who-built-britain%E2%80%99s-future Newcomers who built Britain’s future], ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]'', January 22, 2013</ref> He changed his surname to Hambro upon moving to Copenhagen in 1778.<ref name="dailytelegraph"/><ref name="thejcderek"/> Although he wanted to be named Hamburg, the registrar misspelt his name, thus renaming him Calmer Hambro.<ref name="dailytelegraph"/><ref name="thejcderek"/>


==Career==
==Career==
Hambro took over his father-in-law's business in [[Copenhagen]] in 1779.<ref name=snl2>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Hambro|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor=|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Hambro|language=Norwegian|accessdate=29 April 2011}}</ref> In the Danish census 1801, he was registered living as a ''handelsman'' (merchant) in the house ''Store [[Købmagergade]]'' No. 96 in the ''Frimands Kvarter'' neighbourhood, together with his wife and his two sons.<ref name="census">[https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/en/billedviser?bsid=27486#27486,2921811 Census 1801], Rentekammeret Danske Afdeling, Dansk-Norsk Tabelkontor. Folketælling 1801. Rigsarkivet Copenhagen. Retrieved August 28, 2020</ref> He later became a banker to the [[List of Danish monarchs|King of Denmark]].<ref name="thejcderek"/>
Hambro took over his father-in-law's business in [[Copenhagen]] in 1779.<ref name=snl2>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Hambro|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Hambro|language=Norwegian|accessdate=29 April 2011}}</ref> In the Danish census 1801, he was registered living as a ''handelsman'' (merchant) in the house ''Store [[Købmagergade]]'' No. 96 in the ''Frimands Kvarter'' neighbourhood, together with his wife and his two sons.<ref name="census">[https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/en/billedviser?bsid=27486#27486,2921811 Census 1801], Rentekammeret Danske Afdeling, Dansk-Norsk Tabelkontor. Folketælling 1801. Rigsarkivet Copenhagen. Retrieved August 28, 2020</ref> He later became a banker to the [[List of Danish monarchs|King of Denmark]].<ref name="thejcderek"/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Hambro married a cousin, Thobe (Dorothea) Levy (1756-1820), the daughter of Isach Joseph Levi, in Copenhagen in 1778.<ref name="oxfordhambrobaron"/><ref name="dailytelegraph"/><ref name="thejcderek"/> They had three sons and one daughter, the merchant and banker [[Joseph Hambro]] (1780-1848)<ref name=snl2/><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/7129-hambro-joseph |title= Joseph Hambro
Hambro married a cousin, Thobe (Dorothea) Levy (1756–1820), the daughter of Isach Joseph Levi, in Copenhagen in 1778.<ref name="oxfordhambrobaron"/><ref name="dailytelegraph"/><ref name="thejcderek"/> They had three sons and one daughter, the merchant and banker [[Joseph Hambro]] (1780–1848)<ref name=snl2/><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/7129-hambro-joseph |title= Joseph Hambro
|publisher= Jewish Encyclopedia|accessdate=June 1, 2019}}</ref>, his twin brothers Carl Simon and Eduard Isaac (born in 1782) and sister Hanne Sophie Hambro.<ref name="census"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.geni.com/people/Calmer-Hambro/6000000006157956088?through=6000000003502729158 |website=Geni |access-date=24 November 2020}}</ref>
|publisher= Jewish Encyclopedia|accessdate=June 1, 2019}}</ref> and his younger twin brothers Carl Simon and Eduard Isaac (born in 1782), the latter moved to Bergen establishing himself as a merchant, and sister Hanne Sophie.<ref name="census"/>


==Death==
==Death==
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==Legacy==
==Legacy==
His grandson, [[Carl Joachim Hambro (banker)|Carl Joachim Hambro]] (180-1877) moved to London, England, where he founded the [[Hambros Bank]] in 1839.<ref name="dailytelegraph"/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Hambros_Bank |title= Hambros Bank|publisher= Store norske leksikon
His grandson, [[Carl Joachim Hambro (banker)|Carl Joachim Hambro]] (1807–1877) moved to London, England, where he founded the [[Hambros Bank]] in 1839.<ref name="dailytelegraph"/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Hambros_Bank |title= Hambros Bank|publisher= Store norske leksikon
|accessdate=June 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hambro family |url=https://www.genealogi.no/wiki/index.php/Hambro_(slekt) |website=Genealogi |publisher=Norsk Slektshistorieforening |access-date=24 November 2020}}</ref>
|accessdate=June 1, 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:01, 11 July 2024

Calmer Hambro
Born
Calmer Joachim Levy

1747
Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Denmark (later Germany)
Died1806
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDänisch
SpouseThobe Levi
ChildrenJoseph Hambro
Carl Simon Hambro, Eduard Isaac Hambro, Sophie Hambro.
RelativesIsach Joseph Levi (uncle & father-in-law)
Carl Joachim Hambro (grandson)

Calmer Hambro (1747–1806) was a Danish merchant and banker.

Early life

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Calmer Hambro was born as Calmer Joachim Levy in 1747 in Rendsburg, a town of Schleswig-Holstein in Denmark, later acquired by Prussia in the Second Schleswig War of 1864.[1]

He grew up Hamburg, Germany, which is considered to be his hometown.[2][3] He changed his surname to Hambro upon moving to Copenhagen in 1778.[2][3] Although he wanted to be named Hamburg, the registrar misspelt his name, thus renaming him Calmer Hambro.[2][3]

Career

[edit]

Hambro took over his father-in-law's business in Copenhagen in 1779.[4] In the Danish census 1801, he was registered living as a handelsman (merchant) in the house Store Købmagergade No. 96 in the Frimands Kvarter neighbourhood, together with his wife and his two sons.[5] He later became a banker to the King of Denmark.[3]

Personal life

[edit]

Hambro married a cousin, Thobe (Dorothea) Levy (1756–1820), the daughter of Isach Joseph Levi, in Copenhagen in 1778.[1][2][3] They had three sons and one daughter, the merchant and banker Joseph Hambro (1780–1848)[4][6] and his younger twin brothers Carl Simon and Eduard Isaac (born in 1782), the latter moved to Bergen establishing himself as a merchant, and sister Hanne Sophie.[5]

Death

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He died in 1806 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Legacy

[edit]

His grandson, Carl Joachim Hambro (1807–1877) moved to London, England, where he founded the Hambros Bank in 1839.[2][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Andrew St George, 'Hambro, Baron Carl Joachim (1807–1877)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 6 May 2015
  2. ^ a b c d e Lord Hambro, The Daily Telegraph, 9 November 2002
  3. ^ a b c d e Derek Taylor, Newcomers who built Britain’s future, The Jewish Chronicle, January 22, 2013
  4. ^ a b "Hambro". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  5. ^ a b Census 1801, Rentekammeret Danske Afdeling, Dansk-Norsk Tabelkontor. Folketælling 1801. Rigsarkivet Copenhagen. Retrieved August 28, 2020
  6. ^ "Joseph Hambro". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  7. ^ "Hambros Bank". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  8. ^ "Hambro family". Genealogi. Norsk Slektshistorieforening. Retrieved 24 November 2020.


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