Grosserer-Societetet

The Grosserer-Societetet ('Wholesalers' Society') in Copenhagen was founded in 1753 and consisted of all the city's wholesalers. In 1987 the association was replaced by the Danish Chamber of Commerce.[1]

History

Grosserer-Societetet was founded by law in 1742. The society was initially headed by a chairman and two elders. Membership in Grosserer-Societetet required proof of maintaining an office, being trained as merchant, owning stakes in one or more ships, as well as keeping international correspondence.[2]

The room in the Sundorph House where the 1817 meeting took place.

Grosserer-Societetet was reorganized in 1817. Its affairs were from then on managed by a committee whose 13 members were elected at the Grosserer-Societetet's annual general meetings.[3]

In 1886, Wilhelmine Rerup became the first female member of Grosserer-Societetet.[4] Caroline Herding became the second female member of the organisation.[5]

As of 1969, it was no longer mandatory for businesspeople with the title of grosserer (wholesaler) to be members of Grosserer-Societetet. In 1987, it merged with Provinshandelskammeret (founded in 1901) as Det Danske Handelkammer (from 2000 Handelskammeret and from 2007 part of the Danish Chamber of Commerce, Dansk Erhverv).

Activities

Grosserer-Socitetet's committee represented the merchant class equally before the government and the Rigsdag (Parliament) and acted as its external representative wherever it was necessary to safeguard its special interests. Grosserer-Societetet was from its 1817 reorganisation based in the Sundorph House prior to purchasing the Stock Exchange building, which it purchased in 1857 and supervised,[6][7] managed daily stock exchange meetings, issued responses to questions whose answers required special commercial expertise, participated in the election of the members of the Maritime and Commercial Court, held brokerage examinations, participated in the official fixing of the exchange rate and supervised the Copenhagen Stock Exchange.[1] Attached to the committee were assessment and arbitration committees for the grain trade, the feed trade, the seed trade and the butter trade, as well as a committee for setting the price quotes for Danish butter.[8] Since 1888, the committee published a detailed annual trade report. Finally, the committee managed the Brockian Business Schools (today Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College; see Niels Brock);[9] a benefit fund, to which fines assessed for not attending the stock exchange on time (spærrepenge) are donated; as well as a large number of grants.

Commemoration

Peder Severin Krøyer depicted some of the society's members in his monumental group portrait painting From Copenhagen Stock Exchange. Carl Nielsen wrote a cantata, Kantate ved Grosserer-Societetets Hundredsaarsfest, to commemorate its 100th anniversary.[10]

Chairmen

This list is incomplete.

17421817

PortraitChairman TermNotes
1Burmester 1642
2Gregorius Klaumann 1746  ?
Peter Borre 1762  ?
Johann Ludvig Zinn 1790 1802
Hans Rudolph Saabye 1802

18171987

PortraitChairman TermNotes
Erich Erichsen 1817 ? [11]
Friederich Tutein 1832 1842 [12]
Lauritz Nicolai Hvidt 1842 1850 [13]
Andreas Nicolai Hansen 1850  ? [14]
Moritz G. Melchior 1873 1884 [15]
1Carl Frederik Tietgen 1885
Harald Klitgaard 1912 1915
C. C. Claussen 1915 1920
1Ernst Meyer 1922 1933
Rudolph Schmidt 1941 1948
Victor B. Strand 1966 1969

Cotozenship as grosserer

Died before 1809

NameCitizenshipLocationNotes
Michael Fabritius1732
Peter Borre1750
Peter Fenger1752Strandgade 8
Andreas Bodenhoff1749
John Brown1755

Members in 1809

People with citizenship as grosserer in Copenhagen as of 15 June 1809. arranged chronologically by year that citizenship was acquired: [16]

NameCitizenshipLocationNotes
1.Christ. HansenAmagertorv 6
2.Jørgen Bech1760Toldbodgade 15,
3.Frédéric de Coninck
4.Lars LarsenNyhavn 63
5.Andreas BuntzenOvergaden oven Vandet 54
6.Pierre PeschierHolmens Kanal 12
7.Peter Rabe-Holm
8.Charles August Selby1777Strandgade 24
9.Rasmus KirketerpToldbodgade 2
10.Christian Ludvig LütkenAmaliegade 13
11.Thomas Potter
12.Andreas CollstrupHolmens Kanal 10
13.David Amsel Meyer1780Frederiksholms Kanal 6
14.Rasmus Selmer
15.B. H. Hilker
16.Friderich Wewer
17.Ole Berendt SuhrGammeltorv 22
18.Jens Jyde
19.Hans FriisKvæsthusgade 5
20.[[Caspar Peter Bügel]1783[[Frederiksholms Kanal 16[[ndash}}17]]
21.H. J. Cantor
22.G. L. BeckerGammeltorv 18
23.J. L. Junghans
24.Gotfried Halkier
25.Thomas Ter-BorchDronningens Tværgade 7
26.A. L. Warberg
27.Erich Erichsen
28.Emanuel Falckner
29.Johannes Schartau
30.Knud Tang
31.J. L. Zinn1767Kvæsthusgade 3
32.Joh. Aug. Bindseil
33.Hans Rudolph SaabyeAmaliegade 10
34Hans WassardVimmelskaftet 30
35.John Christmas
36.Hans Staal HagenAmaliegade 14
37.Jeppe Prætorius
38.Casper Fried. FiedlerVimmelskaftet 49
39.A. L. Schmidt
40.S. C. Wedege
41.Christ. Faber Birch
42Jacob Agier
43.Niels Brock Hansen
44G. D. v. d. Pahlen
45.Carl Ludvig Drewsen
46.Christian ThomsenAmaliegade 7
47.William Duntzfelt1795Amaliegade 24
48.Jos. Nath. David
49.Johannes Søbøtker
50.Jens Harboe
51.Frid. Ch. FridericiVed Stranden 20
52.Peder Fridr. Becker
53.J. P. Hjorthøy
54.Morten Cortsen
55.Andreas Petersen
56.Peter Møller
57.Schambach Selboe
58.Jacob Thostrup
59.J. D. Vogel
60.Daniel Walker
61.M. L. Mariboe
62.Hans Kye
63.Peter Pierre Tutein
64.Friederich TuteinVimmelskaftet 47
65.Diederich TuteinVimmelskaftet 39
66.L. N. Cramer
67.Isac Larpent
68.Christ. Daniel OtteAmaliegade 12
69.Rasmus Schifter
70.Joh. Rud. Meyer
71.Johan Jacob Leiner
72.Francois le Chevalier
73.Niels Frid. Læssøe
74.Joh. Gerhard Møller
75.H. G. Christensen.
76.Gottlieb Eichel
77.F. G. Kellermann
78.J. C. Krossing
79.Jens Johansen
80.Hans Peder Kofoed
81.Oluf Løvgreen
82.J. G. Veith
83.Moses Bendix
84.Nicolai C. Reimer
85.C. S. MangorBredgade 60
86.Wilh. Aug. Raasch
87.Anders Nielsen
88.Johan Frid. Zinn
89.J. M. Damkiær
90C. F. G. Herre
91.O. J. Arnemann
92.C. Fantauzzi d’Orfee
93.G. F. W. Scheuermann.
94.Joh. Hammerich
95.Mads Fonnesbech
96.Marcus Stampe
97.Jacob Seeler
98.Alexander Watt
99.Lauritz LauritzenNytorv 7
100.G. L. Køppen
101.Peder Wedersøe
102.Peder Cøster
133.J. W. v. Halle
104.C. F. A Wulff
105.James Gordon
106.J. S. Meyer
107.M. S. Trier
108.A. F. Beyer
109.Nathaniel Cox
111.Alexius Hoffmann
112.Peter Frid. Lowe
113.Jens Peter Jensen
114.W. C. Good
115.Jens HolbechAmaliegade 5
116.j. H. Malling
117.B. Wichmann
118.D. C. Welling
119.J. P. Bech
120.H. C. Müffelmann
121.Mathias Sartz
122.F. B. Branner
123.Peter Kofoed
124.Isac Benners
125.Laurentius Collstrup
127.Carl Ferrall
128.H. C. Müffelmann
129.V. N. Mangor
130.C. J. Hasfeldt
131.A. L. Schmidt
131.J. J. v. Hemert
132.J. F. Hoch
133.P. R. W. Mariboe
134.R. J. Schmidt
135.F. A. Eschee
136.S. C. Gustmeyer
137.Christ. Broberg
138.N. C. Wedersoe.
139.J. L. Nathanson
140.G. F. Holm
141.Jens Jensen Berg
142.E. C. Busch
143.Erich Nissen
144.Gerson Moses Melchiot
145.Falch Aron
146.Hans Lausen
147.C. F. Wohlermann
148.J. J. Holbech
149.N. 0. Botch
150.H. P. Duus
151.K. A. Christiani.
152.Iver Wibroe
153.Georg Jørgefisen
154.C. H. Bentzen
155.N. C. R. Saabye
156.P. F. van Wyllich
157.Christen Fogh
158.L. B. Hollænder
159.August Gøtæe
160.P. P. Kofoed
161.P. A. Collstrup
162.L. J. Maag
163.J. D. Meyer
164.J. J. Petzholdt
165.Niels Møller
166.Claus Carstens
167.Peter Jacob Topp
168.Peter Mosbøll
169.Magnus Ipsen
170.Christian Rønnenkamp
171.Andreas Leisner
172.Ole Christian Gammeltoft.
173.A. C. F. Schrøder

Citizenship as grosserer after 1809

NameCitizenshipLocationNotes
Jacob Herman Mannheimer1857
Georg Petersen ?Member of Grosserer-Societetet's committe in 18631881
Harald Fritsche ?Member of Grosserer-Societetet's committe in 18741893
Harald Hansen ?Member of Grosserer-Societetet's committe in 18931902
Andreas Buntzen1812Overgaden oven Vandet 54
Hans Puggaard1813Store Kongensgade 62
Nicolai Jonathan Meinert ?Store Kongensgade 62Member of Grosserer-Societetet's committee in 18341756
Henrik Danchell1928Store Kongensgade 62
David Halberstadt1834Member of Grosserer-Societetet's committee from 1857
ChristianAugust Broberg1835Member of Grosserer-Societetet's committee in 18421863
Hans Peter Johan Lyngbye1863
Julius Bernburg1864
Frantz Thestrup Adolph1869
David Baruch Adler1850Ved Stranden 14Member of Grosserer-Societetet's committee 17751878
Christian Kjellerup Hansen,1856
Augustin Gamél1866
Frederik Carl Christian Johansen Baune1871
Julius Kopp1872
Jacob Herman Mannheimer1876
Harald Klitgaard ?Member of Grosserer-Societetet's committe in 18941820
Carl G, Melchior1882
Christian Johannes Kampmann1886
Carl G, Melchior1892
Christen Daell1892
Hans Hald Sthyr1893
Christian Saugman1930

References

The text of this article is mainly taken from "Grosserer-Societetet". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (2nd ed.). 1920.

Notes

  1. Arntzen, Jon Gunnar (2023-01-26), "grosserer", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), archived from the original on 2023-04-29, retrieved 2023-04-29
  2. Asmussen, Benjamin. "Networks and faces between Copenhagen and Canton, 1730-1840" (PDF). econstor.eu. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. "Grosserersocietets-Komiteens Omdannelse. Andragende til Indenrigsministeriet fra Grosserer-Societetets Comitee. Om en Udvidelse af Comiteen som Repræsentation for Handel, Skibsfart og Industri m. m. Kbhvn. 1881". Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift (in Danish). 1 (18). 1881. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  4. "Wilhelmine Rerup". Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. "Caroline Herding". Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  6. Dietrich, Ove W.; Andersen, Victor. "Grosserer-Societetet". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  7. "Ved Stranden 10". indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  8. "Virksomhedshistorie". historisksamfundskive.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  9. Schroeder, Peter (2020). Niels Brock 140 år – derfor er vi her: 1881–2021 (PDF) (in Danish). p. 20. ISBN 978-87-984617-2-2. OCLC 1243203248. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
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  11. "Erich Erichsen" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  12. "Friederich Tutein". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  13. "L.N. Hvidt" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  14. "Sigf. Goldschmidt" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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