Cornelius Knudsen

The company gained an international reputation and its instruments were used on a number of polar expeditions.

The company was initially based on Gråbrødretorv but relocated to a building at the corner of Købmagergade and Løvstræde in 1845.

He formed a friendship with Prince Wilhelm, the later George I of Greece, who also served as a cadet on the ship.

Back on land, he initially worked in his father's workshop and then attended classes at the College of Advanced Technology.

[3] The product range comprised optical, navigational, and surveying instruments, planimeters and equipment for telegraphy.