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Arnold Peter Moller

Also Known As A. P. Moller
Founder and Executive

The Danish shipping magnate who founded the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group in 1904 with his father Peter Maersk Moller, building it from a single steamship company into Denmark's largest shipping concern by the outbreak of the Second World War. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Date
1876-10-02 1
Birth Year
1876 1
Death Date
1965-06-12 1
Death Year
1965 1
Birthplace
Dragor, Denmark 1
Death Place
Copenhagen, Denmark 1
Nationality
Danish 1
Defining Contribution
Built a single steamship line into one of the world's largest shipping and logistics conglomerates by capitalizing on the steam ship era and wartime shipping demand. 1
Notable Work
Dampskibsselskabet Svendborg (1904) and Dampskibsselskabet af 1912, the two shipping lines whose merger became the modern A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. 1
Connections

Associated With

Entrepreneurship, Practice Disciplines
Source Wikipedia, Arnold Peter Moller
Shipping and Logistics Industry, Industries

Moller founded and built A.P. Moller-Maersk into one of the world's largest shipping and logistics conglomerates.

Source Wikipedia, Arnold Peter Moller

Companies Founded

A.P. Moller-Maersk, Companies and Brands

Founded in 1904 by Arnold Peter Moller with his father Peter Maersk Moller.

Source Wikipedia, A.P. Moller-Maersk

Companies Led

A.P. Moller-Maersk, Companies and Brands

Moller led the shipping company he founded in 1904 as its principal until his death in 1965.

Source Wikipedia, Arnold Peter Moller
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, nationality there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Arnold Peter Moller
Wikipedia
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    Arnold Peter Moller, better known as A. P. Moller, was a Danish shipping magnate and businessman who was the founder of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group in 1904.
  • Companies Led: A.P. Moller-Maersk
  • Associated With: Shipping and Logistics Industry
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WikipediaCompanies Founded: A.P. Moller-Maersk, Lead section
Quote, Companies Founded: A.P. Moller-Maersk, Lead section
A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S is a Danish shipping and logistics company founded in 1904 by Arnold Peter Moller and his father Peter Maersk Moller.
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