About Calmer Hambro
Lived 1747 – 1806 (aged 58–59). Calmer Hambro was a Danish banker.
Calmer Hambro (1747–1806) was a Danish merchant and banker.
Early life Calmer Hambro was born as Calman Joachim Levy in 1747 in Rendsburg, a town of Schleswig-Holstein in Denmark, later acquired by Prussia in the Second Schleswig War of 1864.
He grew up in Hamburg, Germany, which is considered to be his hometown. He changed his surname to Hambro upon moving to Copenhagen in 1778. In the Danish census 1801, he was registered living as a handelsman (merchant) in the house Store Købmagergade No. 96 in the Frimands Kvarter neighbourhood, together with his wife and his two sons. He later became a banker to the King of Denmark. and his younger twin brothers Carl Simon and Eduard Isaac (born in 1782), the latter moved to Bergen establishing himself as a merchant, and sister Hanne Sophie.
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Who was Calmer Hambro?
Danish merchant and banker (1747-1806)
When was Calmer Hambro born?
Calmer Hambro was born in 1747 in Rendsburg.
When did Calmer Hambro die?
Calmer Hambro died in 1806 in Copenhagen.
What was Calmer Hambro's occupation?
Calmer Hambro was a banker.
What nationality was Calmer Hambro?
Calmer Hambro was Danish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Calmer Hambro. https://biography.guide/calmer-hambro/
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