Anders Fonnesbech
Anders Fonnesbech was a Danish businessman who founded the department store A. Fonnesbech on Østergade in Copenhagen.
Early life and education
Fonnesbech was born on 7 March 1852 in Copenhagen, the son of silk and textile merchant Anders Fonnesbech and Henriette Maria Theresia Johanne Fritzsche. His maternal grandfather was the glass merchant Peter Hieronimus Fritzsche. His paternal uncle was the landowner and politician Christen Andreas Fonnesbech. His father had established a clothing shop on Østergade in 1847. After the death of his first wife, Fonnesbech's father married in 1872 to Agnes Elfrida Wulff.Anders Fonnesbech attended Efterslægtselskabets skole on Østergade. He later worked in his father's firm before continuing his. From 1873, continued his commercial education in Germany, France and England.
Career
In the late 1870s, Fonnesbech joined his father's firm on Østergade. In 1882, he became a partner in the firm. After the father's death in 1887 he became its sole owner. In 1905, he took his younger brother Johannes as a partner, but he died in 1918. In 1919.A. Fonnesbech was converted into a limited company with Fonnesbech as chairman of the board. The old buildings were replaced by a modern department store in 1938.