Peter Mærsk Møller

Peter Mærsk Møller
Born22 September 1836
Rømø, Denmark
Died9 February 1927(1927-02-09) (aged 90)
Svendborg, Fyn, Denmark

Peter Mærsk Møller (/mɛərsk ˈmuːlər/ mairsk MOO-lər; 22 September 1836 – 9 February 1927) was a Danish sea captain and the father of Arnold Peter Møller, founder of the Maersk corporation, and grandfather of Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, who made Maersk the largest container ship operator and supply vessel operator in the world. Next in line to inherit the company is Martin Mærsk Møller.

In 1864, Peter Mærsk Møller married shipowner Hans Nielsen Jeppesen’s daughter Anna, and the couple had ten children.

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