Hans Peter Johan Lyngbye

Hans Peter Johan Lyngbye (15 July 1834 – 15 April 1920) was a Danish businessman.

Early life and education Lyngbye was born on 15 July 1834 at Vallø, the son of cantor and Royal Life Guards lieutenant Hans Peter Johan Lyngbye (1803–1834) and Ida Christine Monrath (1807–1893). His father died the same year and his mother was subsequently married to timber merchant Emil Z. Svitzer (1805–1886) in 1849. His original intention was to study law but from 1852 he was instead educated in his foster father's firm, a combined timber business and salvage company. He married a daughter from Switzer's first marriage in 1860.

Career Lyngbye was granted citizenship as a wholesale merchant in 1863 and at the same time was made a partner in his father-in-law's firm. The salvage division was carved out as an independent limited company (aktieselskab) in 1872. Lyngbye succeeded his father-in-law as managing director of the timber company in 1886 and was also managing director of the salvage company from 1886 to 1896.

Lyngbye is one of the 50 businessmen seen in Peder Severin Krøyer's monumental 1895 group portrait painting From Copenhagen Stock Exchange. He died on 15 April 1920 and is buried at Copenhagen's Assistens Cemetery.

Awards Etatsråd, 1892 , 1908 Knight in the Order of the Dannebrog, 1879 Cross of Honour, 1899 2nd-class Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog, 1904