Erichsen, Erich
Born 31.3.1752 in Odense. Died 7.1.1837 in Copenhagen, buried from Garnisonskirken to Assistens Kirkegård (?) (BioLek III)
Family
Father: Erichsen, Laurids (1716-1766)
Mother: Westen, Charlotte Christiane von (1725-1801)
Brother: Erichsen, Peter (Marcussen)
Marriage: Blach, Johanne Wadum, married on 23.1.1783 (BioLek III)
Timeline
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. (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) Involved in Grosserersocietetet
