Ole Kirk Christiansen (born Ole Kirk Kristiansen; 7 April 1891 – 11 March 1958) was a Danish carpenter. In 1932, he founded the construction toy company...
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of Lego founder Ole Kirk Christiansen. Kristiansen was born 27 December 1947 in Billund, Denmark. His father, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, worked with his...
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Group from 1957 to 1973. He was the third son of company founder Ole Kirk Christiansen and took over as managing director in 1957, eventually becoming...
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Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, granddaughter of Godtfred Kirk Christiansen and great-granddaughter of the company founder Ole Kirk Christiansen. "Agnete Kirk Thinggaard"...
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Lego began in 1932 in the carpentry workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen, a Danish furniture maker. During the Great Depression, he began to make miniature...
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numerous retail stores. The company was founded on 10 August 1932, by Ole Kirk Christiansen. The name Lego is derived from the Danish phrase leg godt, meaning...
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the experiences of the Kirk Kristiansen family. This includes Ole Kirk Christiansen, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen and Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen. They all took...
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executive chairman. He was the second person from outside the family of Ole Kirk Christiansen to lead the company (the first one being Vagn Holck Andersen between...
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Vejle to Billund and later extended to Grindsted in 1914. In 1916, Ole Kirk Christiansen, who later founded The Lego Group, bought Billund Machine Joinery...
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Billund. 1916: Ole Kirk Christiansen purchases the small woodworking shop in Billund. 1920: Godtfred Kirk Christiansen is born. 1924: Ole's shop burns down...
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