The Danish shipping magnate who founded the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group in 1904 with his father Peter Maersk Moller, building it from a single steamship company into Denmark's largest shipping concern by the outbreak of the Second World War.
Facts
Defining ContributionBuilt a single steamship line into one of the world's largest shipping and logistics conglomerates by capitalizing on the steam ship era and wartime shipping demand. 1 Notable WorkDampskibsselskabet Svendborg (1904) and Dampskibsselskabet af 1912, the two shipping lines whose merger became the modern A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
Companies Founded
Founded in 1904 by Arnold Peter Moller with his father Peter Maersk Moller.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Arnold Peter Moller
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Arnold Peter Moller, better known as A. P. Moller, was a Danish shipping magnate and businessman who was the founder of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group in 1904.
Wikipedia, A.P. Moller-Maersk
WikipediaCompanies Founded: A.P. Moller-Maersk, Lead sectionQuote, Companies Founded: A.P. Moller-Maersk, Lead section
A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S is a Danish shipping and logistics company founded in 1904 by Arnold Peter Moller and his father Peter Maersk Moller.
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