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Henrik Gamst

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[[File:Henrik Gamst (1788-1861).png|thumb|Henrik Gamst]]
'''Henrik Gamst''' (3 September 1788 - 3 September 1861) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] industrialist, politician and landowner.

==Early life==
Gamst was born in [[Copenhagen]], the son of Hans Christensen Gamst (1737-1803) and Marthe Marie Storch (1751-1830). Gamst's father had established an iron foundry in 1782. The company was after the father's death in 1803 continued by Gamst's mother and paternal uncle Johannes Christian Gamst (1751-1829).

==H. Gamst & H. C. Lund==
Gamst joined the family business as a partner in 1811 and became its sole owner in 1829. In 1836 the name of the company was changed to H. Gamst & H. C. Lund when Gamst's nephew Hans Christian Lund became a partner. In 1854, it was taken over by P. J. Winstrup and V. C. Gamél. In 1872, it was taken over by J. H. Hellerung and J. C. Hauberg.<ref name="DBL"></ref><ref></ref>

==Property==
Upon selling his company in 1854, Gamst purchased [[Vedvygård]] at [[Holbæk]].<ref></ref>

==Other activities==
Gamst was a member of the Council of 32 Men (Copenhagen City Council) in 1830-1846.<ref></ref> He was a member of Roskilde Constituent Assembly. He was a co-founder of [[Industriens Hus|Industriforeningen]]. He was also involved in the establishment of [[Thorvaldsens Museum]].

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==External links==


[[Category:19th-century Danish businesspeople]]
[[Category:19th-century Danish landowners]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Copenhagen]]
[[Category:1788 births]]
[[Category:1861 deaths]]


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