Wever, Johann Friederich

Born 1699-3-8 in Cleve, died 1759-5-9 in Copenhagen, buried in the chapel of Holmens Kirke.

Timeline

Hovedparticipant in Asiatisk Kompagni. (BibLek III)

Trustee and co-director of ''Opfostringshuset'' (BibLek III)

Member of the commision for the building of Frederiks Tyske Kirke in Christianshavn. (BibLek III)

1738 Co-editor of an reply from the whole-sale merchants of Copenhagen to the city Magistrate about the conditions for merchants in the realm and how to improve them. Signed by Soelberg, Hans Jørgen; Klaumann, Gregorius; Hemert, Joost van; Fabritius, Michael; Fabritius, Just; Lindeman, Daniel; Bjørn, Andreas; Wever, Johann Friederich; Black, Oluf; Sternberg, Rasmus; Tyberg, Jens and Jørgensen, Søren. (Lorenzen 1942, p. 42)

1740 ab. Founded the merchant house of Fabritius & Wever with his distant relative Fabritius, Michael (Marcussen)

1743 Appointed Agent (BibLek III)

1746 Co-director of the Vestindisk-Guineisk Kompagni (BibLek III)

1748 Married to Køster, Anna Maria (BibLek III)

1752 Co-director of the Asiatisk Kompagni (BibLek III)

1754 Appointed Etatsraad (BibLek III)

1755 Director of the Royal African Company (BibLek III)

1752-1-20 - Listed in the DAC Roll Books as Assistent onboard the DAC ship CRON PRINTZEN AF DANNEMARCK headed for Canton. (DAC Roll Books, RA)