Jens Clausen will
Jens Clausen Wille (* 1750 in Christianshavn , Copenhagen (baptized on December 5, † March 27, 1820 in Altona ) was a Danish merchant .
In 1781 he was the correspondent for the Greenlandic trade and from 1786 to 1790, as the successor to Johan Friedrich Schwabe, he was an inspector in North Greenland . In 1806 he was managing director at the fishing and trading institute in Altona . In 1816 he was appointed General War Commissioner.
He was the son of Claus Nicolaisen Wille and Anne Jensdatter. He married Sophie Hedevig Lund (1763-1812), daughter of Joachim Henrik Lund, Adam Gottlob von Moltke's valet , and Cathrine Amalia Bing in Copenhagen in 1786 . The couple had a son, Jonas Jeremias Wille, who was born in Qeqertarsuaq that same year .
He also translated Friedrich Ludwig Schröder's comedy The four guardians ( De fire formyndere ) and August von Kotzebue The arson ( fire Katten ) into Danish .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Hansen Erslew : Almindeligt Forfatter-Lexicon for Kongeriget Danmark med tilhørende Bilande from 1814 . Page 559.
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| SURNAME | Will, Jens Clausen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish merchant and inspector of Greenland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1750 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Christianshavn |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1820 |
| Place of death | Altona |