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[[File:erichsen.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Erich Erichsen. Lithography by Gröger, 1821. Maritime Museum of Denmark.]]

Born 31.3.1752 in Odense. Died 7.1.1837 in Copenhagen, buried from Garnisonskirken to Assistens Kirkegård (?) (BioLek III)

'''Family'''<br />
Father: [[Erichsen, Laurids]] (1716-1766)

Mother: [[Westen, Charlotte Christiane von]] (1725-1801)

Brother: [[Erichsen, Peter]] ([http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/black.html Marcussen])

Marriage: [[Blach, Johanne Wadum]], married on 23.1.1783 (BioLek III)


'''Timeline'''<br />
1778-12-23 - Became brother #193 in the Copenhagen Freemason lodge ''Zorobabel til Nordstjernen''. (Ritzau: Zorobabel og Frederik 1882)

1782: Royal [[Agent]] (BioLek III)

1783-1792: Director of [[Asiatisk Kompagni]] (BioLek III)

1788-1806: One of [[The 32 Men of the City]] (BioLek III)

1790 - Listed as a member of the ''Naturhistorie=Selskabet. ([https://books.google.dk/books?id=T2BMAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Skrivter af Naturhistorie=Selskabet, 1790])

1791-1813: Director of [[Speciesbanken]] (BioLek III)

1797: Owned a total of 13 ships of a total of 1.422 [[kommercelæster]] (BioLek III)

1799: Insurance papers show that Erich Erichsen was listed as owning the property "on the corner of Kongens Nytorv, Laxegade and Holmens Canal" by August 1799 at least. The property there was insured for 80,000 Rd. The document refers to a new matrikel no.: 264, and an old matrikel no.: 11,1 & 2, and a police no. which is 4300. (DNA: Kbh Brandforsikring, Vurderingsforretninger, Gamle Kvarterbøger p. 272, with further reference to p. 463). This is the same insurance sum given for Charlottenborg Slot on Kgs. Nytorv in the same source!

1800: The onset of troubles for [[Black & Co.]] (BioLek III). This also coincides with the general downturn in the Danish economy (VMM)

1812 - Appointed [[Etatsraad]] (BioLek III)

1818-1825 - Member of the [[National Bank]] representatives (BioLek III)

1831 - Appointed [[Konferensraad]] (BioLek III)


'''Property'''

Large merchant's house at Holmens Kanal, built in 1799-1801 by Casper Harsdorff (BioLek III)

Hellerupgaard estate, by Joseph Ramèe (BioLek III)



It was allegedly the quick-witted nature and talent for trade which ensured that Erichsen was able to marry Blach's widow. He led the merchant house on to be truly one the largest and most affluent in Copenhagen, see [[Black & Co.]] (BioLek III)
For many years, Erichsen had his brother as his companion in the company as well as his sons (?) but especially the son's taste for luxury meant that they brought the company to ruin upon Erichsen's death (BioLek III). Gold claims it was his nephews that he introduced into the company, which makes more sense (Gold, 2014)

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