merger of several independent breweries formed . In 1869 Tietgen cofounded with a group of European bankers, which in 1872 merged to form Paribas. Tietgen was a major force and a European pioneer in industrial consolidation. Tietgen would merge several competing companies in a given industry, creating large publicly traded stock companies. would become a major shareholder in the new company, as would a circle of business associates and Tietgen himself. He retired from in 1896, after suffering a stroke in Paris in 1894. Founded companies Det Store Nordiske Telegraf-Selskab (1868) The companies founded or co-founded by Tietgen include: De Danske Sukkerfabrikker (1872), today part of Danisco B&W (1872) Thingvalla Line (1879) De Danske Spritfabrikker (1881), today part of Danisco KTAS (1882) Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab (1866) Tuborg Brewery Philanthropist Tietgen was also to some extent a philanthropist, notably paying for the completion of Marble Church. He also built Taarbæk Church on the Øresund coast north of Copenhagen. Personal life Tietgen married 19-year-old Laura Charlotte Jørgensen on 8 August 1855 in Vejstrup on the island of Funen. Tietgen suffered partial paralysis following a minor brain hemorrhage in 1894. He was weakened for the last years of his life, causing him to retire from most of his positions. Tietgen died in the evening of 19 October 1901 and a memorial ceremony took place at the Marble Church on 23 October. He was buried in Lyngby on 29 October 1901. See also Gustav Adolph Hagemann Further reading Lange, Ole. . Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 2006. . Marstrand, Jacob. . 3rd ed. Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1929. References External links Biography 19th-century Danish businesspeople 19th-century Copenhagen City Council members People from Odense 1829 births 1901 deaths