Blach, Oluf

Also knowk as Black.

Born in Aarhus in 1694-1-12, died in Copenhagen in 1767-7-10. (BioLek II)

Family
Father: Blach, Mogens Jensen, mother: Olufsdatter, Else (BioLek II)

Son: Blach, Christian Schaarup (BioLek II)

Part of a family of large-scale merchants from Aarhus. (BioLek II)

Timeline
Most likely trained as a merchant at Kløcker, Abraham. (BioLek II)

1723 - Married Mangor, Birgitte, step-daughter of Kløcker, Abraham. (BioLek II)

1727 - Citizenship in Copenhagen as Grosserer. (BioLek II)

1729 - Had monopoly on the Finnmark-trade along with Severin, Jacob and Sternberg, Rasmus until 1740. (BioLek II)

1746 - Appointed Kancelliraad. (BioLek II)

1749 - Appointed Justitsraad. (BioLek II)

1750s: Purchases cottons at the Asiatic Company auctions (Moltke archive, DNA)

1753: Mentioned by the title Justitsraåd in the Moltke archive, DNA) when purchasing cottons (Auction of the ship Wilhelmine Caroline, 18 July, 1753, Moltke archive, DNA)

1755 - Appointed Etatsraad. (BioLek II)

1763 - Director of Almindelige Handelskompagni. (BioLek II)

1766 - Listed as Ober=Directeur in Almindelige Handelskompagni. (Holck 1766:55)