Mourier, Peter Poul Ferdinand
Born in 1746, died in 1836 (Store Danske Encyclopædi)
Also known as Pierre Paul Ferdinand Mourier.
Family
Father: Mourier, Jean Ferdinand, priest at the French Reformed Church in Copenhagen.
Son: Mourier, Charles Adolph Denys
Daugthers: Mourier, Elisabeth Jacobine Vilhelmine & Mourier, Anne Marie.
Nephew: Mourier, René Pierre Francois, DAC director 1824-1836.
Timeline
1763 about - Second Lieutenant from Landcadetakademiet. (Lundbæk, 1964, p. 129)
1766-68 about - Studied latin and math at the university in Göttingen. (Lundbæk, 1964, p. 129)
1768-69 - Accompagnied the young king Christian VII on a voyage to England and France. (Lundbæk, 1964, p. 129)
1770 - Married the daugther of a Dutch merchant living in Copenhagen. (Lundbæk, 1964, p. 129) His wifes name was Courtonne, Elisabeth Cornelia (Elvius & Hiort-Lorenzen, 1891, p. 197)
1770 - Accompagnied his father-in-law to Canton and Macao. (Lundbæk, 1964, p. 129) The merchant and supercargo Courtonne, Jaques Salomon. (Elvius & Hiort-Lorenzen, 1891, p. 197)
1770 - Listed as passenger on the DAC ship DRONNING SOPHIA MAGDALENA going to Canton along with a person named Courtonne. (DAC Roll Books)
1770 about - Started learning Chinese from the Spanish Augustine Monk Sylva, Juan Rodriguez de in China. (Lundbæk, 1964, p. 132)
1774-12 - Hired again as Assistent at the facory in Canton after the death of Irgens, Ferdinand Anthon. Described as "af alle de particulære Overliggere er den mest duelige". (RA: DAC Copenhagen: Letters from Canton 1774-12-12)
1779-11-26 - Listed in the DAC Roll Books as returning Supercargo onboard the DAC ship KONGEN AF DANNEMARK headed for Tranquebar & Canton. (DAC Roll Books - RA)
1780-3-11 - His wife Courtonne, Elisabeth Cornelia gave birth to a daugther onboard the DAC ship JULIANE MARIE, about halfway between Canon and Copenhagen. (Hauch-Fausbøll 1918:138)
1781 - Left DAC in Canton, replaced by Volontør Clausen, Andreas. He seemed to have signed several letters afterwards, so he must have remained in service for some time. (RA: DAC Copenhagen: Letters from Canton 1781-1-17)
1784-12-5 Described as weak after 13 years of service and by illness and to return home on the DISCO. (RA: DAC Copenhagen: Letters from Canton 1784-12-5)
1785 - Returned to Denmark. (Lundbæk, 1964, p. 129)
1796 - Moved to Copenhagen, leaving the estate of Aagaard in western Sealand. (Lundbæk, 1964, p. 129)
Other
Friends with the Hong Merchant Chungqua who lived next door to the Danish factory in Canton. Mourier received letters and a painting from Chungqua even after his return to Denmark. Mourier's son had a copy of the portrait of Chungqua made, which is now in the Chinese pavillion in Frederiksberg Garden. (Lundbæk, 1964, p. 133)
