C. L. David
| C. L. David | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Christian Ludvig David 30 July 1878 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 18 April 1960 (aged 81) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Residence | Copenhagen, Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
| Occupation | Lawyer, businessman, art collector |
| Known for | Lawyer, ISS A/S |
| Board member of | Various including De Forenede Vagtselskaber |
C. L. David (born Christian Ludvig David in Copenhagen, 30 July 1878 – 18 April 1960) was a Danish lawyer, businessman and art collector. Key in defining the global scale of the world's largest facilities management company ISS A/S, he opened his art collection to the public and gave his lakeside home to the State as a summer retreat for the prime ministers of Denmark.
The only son of Magdalene Juliane née Hagen (1840–1901) and Johannes Hage Christian David, a railway engineer (1837–1890), David and his two younger sisters were born into a well-to-do family in Copenhagen.
Their great-grandfather was Joseph Nathan David (1758–1830), a Jewish wholesaler whose fortune had enabled his son Christian Georg Nathan David (1793–1874) to study to be an economist. Christian David converted to Christianity and became a member of the constitutional assembly, serving as Danish Minister of Finance between 1864 and 1865.
This stable financial background enabled David and his sisters to survive the early deaths of their parents. Schooled at the Metropolitanskolen (English: Metropolitan School), he graduated in law from the University of Copenhagen in 1903.
On graduation, David became a practicing attorney, focusing on litigation. At the early age of 33, he was granted the right to plead cases before the Danish Supreme Court.
David made a name for himself with his defense of Emil Glückstadt (1875–1923), director of Landmandsbanken, which went bankrupt in 1922, causing Denmark's then biggest financial scandal.
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