About Hans Tank
Lived 1742 – 1804 (aged 61–62). Hans Tank was a Norwegian businessperson.
Hans Tank (10 August 1742 – 17 March 1804) was a Norwegian skipper, merchant and endowment founder, born in Bergen. He is particularly known for his donations that resulted in the establishment of Tank School (Den Tankske Skole), which opened in 1850, more than forty years after his death. He lived in Denmark-Norway.
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Who was Hans Tank?
businessperson
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Hans Tank was born in 1742 in Bergen.
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Hans Tank died on 17 March 1804.
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Hans Tank was a businessperson.
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Hans Tank was Norwegian.
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