Michael Pedersen Kierkegaard
(1756–1838)
BIRTH
December 12, 1756
PLACE
Sædding, Ringkøbing County, Denmark
DEATH
August 9, 1838
PLACE
Copenhagen, Denmark
FAMILY
FATHER
Søren Kierkegaard
(1813-1855)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Michael Pedersen Kierkegaard was a Copenhagen hosiery merchant and father of philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. Ane Sørensdatter Lund was his second wife; he had first married Kirstine Nielsdatter Royen.
EARLY LIFE
He worked as a hosiery merchant in Copenhagen.
CAREER
DEATH
Michael Pedersen Kierkegaard died in Copenhagen on August 9, 1838, aged 81. He was buried five days later in the Kierkegaard family plot at Assistens Cemetery, where his wives Kirstine and Anne had already been laid to rest. His son Søren had reconciled with him shortly before his death. The cause is not documented in the consulted chronology.
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