Carl Andreas Ancker
Carl Andreas Ancker (born September 13, 1828 in Copenhagen ; † November 16, 1857 there ) was the founder of the Ancker Legate , a travel grant for sculptors, poets and composers.
Life
Carl Ancker had been interested in art since his youth. He wrote poems and translated dramas. In 1847 he began training in agriculture in Sophienborg near Hillerød. He later traveled to Germany, Switzerland and Hungary and attended the agricultural school in Hohenheim . In 1851 his father, the cloth merchant Anders Ancker , bought the Mørkhøjgård estate near Gladsakse for him, where he lived after returning to Denmark. In 1853 he published a collection of poems under the pseudonym Beppo , with which he had little success. After the death of his father in 1854 he inherited an important fortune. He settled in Copenhagen and made several long trips abroad.
Ancker fell ill early on from a brain disease that was accompanied by paralysis and cramps. Therefore, shortly after his marriage, he wrote a will. In this he stipulated that if he died without an heir, half of his fortune should be used for a travel grant for sculptors, poets and composers. The scholarship was initially awarded every four years, now the Anckersche Legat is awarded four times a year.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ancker, Carl Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Founder of the Ancker legate |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 1857 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |