Christian Hasselbalch
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Hasselbalch photographed by Julie Laurberg in 1903
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| Born |
27 February 1851 Randers, Denmark |
| Died |
7 August 1925 (aged 74) Rungsted, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation | businessman, industrialist |
Christian Hasselbalch (27 February 1851 - 7 August 1925) was a Danish industrialist and merchant. He Hasselbalch & Co.
Christian Hasselbalch was born into a family of merchants in Randers. His parents were merchant Steen Hasselbach (1820–61) and Caroline Margrethe Hasselbach née Hoge (1826–93). He attended Randers Lærde Skole until 1865 and then apprenticed as a textile merchant in Århus. He later became a retail clerk at Vett & Wessel's new branch in Horsens until her was appointed to manager of the company's Nakskov branch in 1876.
In 1892, Hasselbalch was licensed as a grocer in Copenhagen and started his own business. In 1889, he became the first manufacturer of curtains in Denmark. The company was at first based in rented rooms at Peter Bangs Vej with just one weave but he later acquired Lyngby Søndre Mølle in Kongens Lyngby and opened a new factory at the site in 1892. It was expanded several times and became the largest employer in the town. In the 1890s, he also established curtains factories in both Sweden and Norway.
In 1910, he started Dansk Merceriseringsanstalt. He remained active in his companies until his death.
He was a member of Sø- og handelsretten in 1892–1906. In 1909–24, he chaired Privatbanken's bank council. He also sat on the board of DFDS.
Hasselbalch was also a patron of the arts and a benefactor of several social courses. He was involved in the construction of workers' housing in Kongens Lyngby and was active in the Association for Resocialisation of Exconvicts which was founded in 1902 as well as work among citizens with disabilities.
Hasselbalch died in on 6 August 1925 and is buried at Vestre Cemetery in Copenhagen. After his death, his company, Hasselbalch & Co. (Dansk Gardin- og Textil-Fabrik and Dansk Farveri- og Merceriserings-Anstalt) was passed on to his son Hugo Helms Hasselbalch (1888–1957). He was also CEO of the companies AB Svenska Gardinfabriken in Gothenburg and A/S Norsk Gardinfabrik in Halden. In 1955, the company was floated on the stock exchange. The curtains factory closed in 1962.
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