Ole Kirk Christiansen - Wikipedia
WEBOle Kirk Christiansen (born Ole Kirk Kristiansen; 7 April 1891 – 11 March 1958) was a Danish carpenter. In 1932, he founded the construction toy company Lego, later known as The Lego Group. Christiansen transformed his small woodworking shop, which initially sold household products, into a manufacturer of wooden toys.
Ole Kirk Kristiansen's childhood and youth - LEGO.com US
WEBOle Kirk Kristiansen is born April 7, 1891. His birthplace is Omvraa Mark in Filskov parish 20 kilometers northwest of Billund. He has 12 siblings, and in his memoirs Ole Kirk later recalls his childhood home: “We grew up – all of us – in a modest home but a good home, trusting in the mercy of God.”. A young Ole Kirk.
Ole Kirk Christiansen: The Danish Carpenter Who Invented Lego
WEBAug 24, 2022 · The brainchild of Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, the toy nearly didn’t come to fruition, after a series of devastating fires, the Great Depression and Nazi occupation threatened the company’s closure.
The beginning of the LEGO Group | LEGO® History | LEGO.com …
WEBOle Kirk Kristiansen repays the loan at compound interest in 1939. It is a big day in his life, his son Godtfred Kirk Christiansen later recalls. The first product line is presented in 1932
Ole Kirk Christiansen and the History of LEGO - ThoughtCo
WEBApr 4, 2019 · By. Mary Bellis. Updated on April 04, 2019. Hailed as the “Toy of the Century,” the plastic Lego bricks that make up the Lego System of Play were invented by Ole Kirk Christiansen, a master carpenter, and his son, Godtfred Kirk.
Ole Christiansen | Lemelson
WEBIn the first half of the 20th century, Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen created one of the most beloved toys of all time, enjoyed all over the world by millions of children and quite a few adults as well. Those toys are the building blocks known as LEGOs. Christiansen was born in 1891 in Filskov, Denmark, a small village north of the ...
Christiansen, Ole Kirk | Encyclopedia.com
WEBDanish toymaker Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891-1958) founded The LEGO Group, one of the world's largest toy manufacturers. A carpenter by training who began making wooden toys during the Great Depression , Christiansen devised the multicolored plastic blocks that could be fashioned into numerous combinations of colors and shapes and which …
Brick by Brick: Uncovering Who Invented Legos and Built a Global …
WEBDec 5, 2023 · The genesis of the LEGO empire traces back to Ole Kirk Christiansen, a Danish craftsman whose adept hands and imaginative vision sowed the seeds for a global phenomenon. In 1932, within the walls of his modest workshop, Christiansen embarked on a journey that would forever alter the landscape of children’s toys.
The LEGO Story - How it all started - YouTube
WEBAug 24, 2012 · LEGO. 17.9M subscribers. Subscribed. 443K. 66M views 11 years ago #LEGO90years. As the LEGO® Group celebrates its 80th Birthday, we take a look back at it's history with this short animated film....
Ole Kirk Christiansen - Brickipedia, the LEGO Wiki
WEBJan 9, 2016 · Ole Kirk Christiansen ( April 7, 1891 – March 11, 1958) is the founder of The LEGO Group. He was married to Kirstine Sørensen and father of Johannes Christiansen, Karl Georg Kirk Christiansen, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen and Gerhardt Kirk Christiansen.
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