Carl Christian Hillman Jacobsen (2 March 1842 – 11 January 1914) was a Danish brewer, art collector and philanthropist.

At his father's death, Carl Jacobsen did not at once obtain the leading post of the old brewery.

He employed the leading Danish architects of the time, mainly Vilhelm Dahlerup, and the buildings were designed with great care to detail as seen in the Winding Chimney.

[5] Often taking part in discussions of architecture of Copenhagen, he paid for the restoration of several churches and public buildings and was also behind the 1913 sculpture The Little Mermaid.

[citation needed] Carl Jacobsen died 11 January 1914 and was buried in the family mausoleum at Jesus Church, Copenhagen.