I. H. Rubens Fabrikker
Danish textile company
I. H. Rubens Fabrikker was a textile company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its factory complex on Rolighedsvej in Frederiksberg was in the late 19th century the largest factory of its kind in Denmark as well as the largest employer of women. The factory was demolished in the 1940s and has now been replaced by Hostrups Have, a Functionalist housing estate arranged around a central greenspace.
History
I. H. Ruben was born on 10 August 1789 in Copenhagen, the son of Hendel Jacob Ruben (c. 1746–1807) and Judithe Cantor (c. 1753–1829). His father had established a calico printing workshop in 1780. Ruben was articled to his father and continued the business after his death on a new concession from 1810. He also moved into dyeing and treatment of textiles, introducing steam power in 1844.
Ruben was the owner of the property at Kronprinsessegade 8 from before 1840.
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