page_title: A.M. Hirschsprung & Sønner
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: A.M. Hirschsprung & Sønner / History
caption_attribution_description: English: The Hirschsprung Tobacco Factory was built by the company A.M. Hirschsprung &amp; Sønner (A.M. Hirschsprung &amp; Sons) in 1866 in Tordenskjoldsgade in Copenhagen.
context_page_description: A.M. Hirschsprung & Sønner was a Danish tobacco company based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
context_section_description: The company was founded in 1826 when Abraham Marcus Hirschsprung (1793 - 1871), who had come to Denmark from Hamburg,  established a tobacco store in the basement of Hotel d'Angleterre. The hotel was then located at the corner of Østergade (No.2) and Kongens Nytorv.
  A.M. Hirschsprung was still just s small company when it was taken over by two of Hirschsprung's sons Bernhard Hirschsprung (1834 - 1909) and Heinrich Hirschsprung (1836-1908). Heinrich Hirschsprung was put in charge of the commercial activities while Bernhard Hirschsprung was responsible for the production.  Heinrich Hirschsprung , a passionate art collector, founded the Hirschsprung Collection in Copenhagen. 
  Under Heinrich and Barnhard Hirschsprung's leadership, A. M. Hirschsprung & Sønner grew to become one of the leading tobacco companies in the country. They purchased a property at Østergade 6 in 1864 and replaced it with a new building in 1870. They also constructed a new tobacco factory at Tordenskjoldsgade 7-9 in the new Gammelholm neighbourhood. The factory was completed in 1866 to design by  Ove Pedersen (1830-1892) and later altered by Axel Maar (1888-1978). 
  The company was converted into a limited company (aktieselskab) in 1899. Holger Hirschsprung was appointed as CEO and the board members were H. N. Andersen, Is. Glückstadt, Bernhard og Heinrich Hirschsprung and A. B. Munter.
  In 1855, A.M. Hirschsprung & Sønner moved to a new headquarters in Virum. The company was taken over by Scandinavian Tobacco Group in 1972.
caption: The Tobacco factory in Tordenskjoldsgade
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