Henrik Kyhl

Henrik Larsen Kyhl (8 August 1793 – 12 February 1866) was a Danish clockmaker, politician and the second managing director of Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen.

Early life and education Kyhl was born on 8 August 1793 in Søsum at Ølstykke, the son of wheelmaker Lars Henrik Hansen (c. 1764 – 1812) and Maren Jensdatter (c. 1773 – 1841). He apprenticed as a clockmaker in Copenhagen.

Career as clockmaker In 1818, Kyhl opened his own workshop which specialized in tower clocks. Over the years, he presented a number of inventions and improvements in the (Magazine for Artists and Craftsmen). Kyhl was alderman of the Clockmakers' Guild in Copenhagen from 1832 to 1838. A tower clock presented at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851 attracted considerable attention. It was later installed in the Methodist St. Paul's Church in Rigensgade in Copenhagen.

In 1827, Kyhl constructed a reflector lamp which was used as street lighting in Copenhagen from 1828 until gas lights were introduced in 1857.

Other occupations In 1835, he was a co-founder of . He was also one of the most active members of its board of representatives. In 1843, he was a co-founder of the Scandinavian Society. He was elected to the Committee for Copenhagen the same year . Mariager Town Hall, Mariager (1846) Church of Our Lady, Nyborg (1847) Wedellsborg, Aarhus (1848) Øresundshospitalet, Østerbrogade, Copenhagen (1848) Vester Sottrup Church, Sønderjylland (1848) Royal Veterinary and Agricultural College, Frederiksberg (1854) Jægerspris Castle, Jægerspris (1855) Vridsløselille Prison, Vridsløselille (1860) Roskilde Hospital, Roskilde (1856) Ebeltoft Church, Ebeltoft (1860) Helsingør City Hall, Helsingør (1853) Holtug Church, Stevns Cottagehuset, Charlottenlund