Calmer Hambro
| Calmer Hambro | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Calmer Joachim Levy 1747 Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Denmark (later Germany) |
| Died |
1806 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Spouse(s) | Thobe Levi |
| Children | Joseph Hambro |
| Relatives |
Isach Joseph Levi (uncle & father-in-law) Carl Joachim Hambro (grandson) |
Calmer Hambro (1747-1806) was a Danish merchant and banker.
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.[1]
He grew up Hamburg, Germany, which is considered to be his hometown.[2][3] He changed his name 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
Hambro took over his father-in-law's business in Copenhagen in 1779.[4] He later became a banker to the King of Denmark.[3]
Personal life
Hambro married a cousin, Thobe Levi, the daughter of Isach Joseph Levi, in Copenhagen in 1778.[1][2] They were Jewish.[3] They had a son, Joseph Hambro.[4]
Death
He died in 1806 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Legacy
His grandson, Carl Joachim Hambro, moved to London, England, where he founded the Hambros Bank in 1839.[2]
References
- 1 2 Andrew St George, ‘Hambro, Baron Carl Joachim (1807–1877)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 6 May 2015
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lord Hambro, The Daily Telegraph, 9 November 2002
- 1 2 3 4 5 Derek Taylor, Newcomers who built Britain’s future, The Jewish Chronicle, January 22, 2013
- 1 2 "Hambro". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 April 2011.