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| Merchant navy school established At the beginning of the 1940s, J. Lauritzen establishes its own merchant navy school in Kogtved near Svendborg, Denmark. The school is closed in 2008 after a takeover in 2005 by the Maersk Group. |
Lauritzen Foundation established The Lauritzen Foundation (called “JL-Fondet”) is established in 1945 by two brothers, Ivar and Knud Lauritzen, and their sister, Anna Lønberg-Holm, to mark the 50th anniversary of “Dampskibsselskabet Vesterhavet,” the shipping company founded by their father, Ditlev Lauritzen, in 1895. Shares in this and other family companies are transferred to the Foundation on the occasion of the anniversary. |
Foundation moves to Sankt Annæ Plads One of the most prestigious addresses in Copenhagen now serves as the home of the Lauritzen Foundation, LF Investment ApS and J. Lauritzen A/S. Learn more about Sankt Annæ Plads. |
Lauritzen Prize created Created in 1993 to support the arts, the Lauritzen Prize is awarded each year to an actor and actress for outstanding artistic performances in Danish theatre, TV or films. The original award, “Henkel-prisen,” was created in 1965 and honoured only actresses – until the Foundation took it over in 1993 and expanded its scope. From time to time the Foundation also awards one or more persons whose activities have distinguished them in the Danish community in a manner that the Foundation’s Board finds deserving. The Foundation also occasionally announces essay competitions on subjects with important community perspectives so as, among other things, to influence public debate. |