Peter van Hurk

Due to his experience with trade with China, he was called to Denmark by Fabritius & Wewer to serve as 1st Supercargo on board the ship Kronprins Christian on its first journey to China.

The expedition was a great success and he was subsequently a co-founder of the Danish Asiatic Company where he was a partner from 1732 to 1745 and director from 1745 to 1754.

Together with Reinhard Iselin, he was in opposition to the transformation of the company and the liberalization of Danish trade on East Asia.

Peter van Hurk was also involved in the establishment of Kurantbanken and served as commissioner of banking from 1739 to 1774.

On 15 January 1744 in the German Reformed Church in Copenhagen, he married Maria Barbara Fabritius.

Clay figures created in Canton of crew members of Kronprins Christian in 1831: Peter van Gurk is number two from the left.
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