Carl Conrad Gustav Knuth
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Carl Conrad Gustav, Baron Knuth | |
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| Born | 20 November 1761 |
| Died | 20 December 1815 Rudbjerggaard, Denmark |
| Occupation | Landowner |
Carl Conrad Gustav, Baron Knuth (20 November 1761 – 20 December 1815) was a Danish landowner and 2nd Director of the Royal Danish Mail. He owned the estates Fredsholm, Gottesgabe and Rudbjerggaard on the island of Lolland.
Knuth was born on 20 November 1761 in Copenhagen, the son of Supreme Court justice and chamberlain Conrad Ditlev, Baron Knuth of Conradsborg and Conradine Augusta née Countess Reventlow.[1]
He was in 1783 appointed kammerjunker, graduated in law from the University of Copenhagen in 1785 and was then for a while an auskultant (trainee) in the Treasury (rentekammeret).
In 1801, Knuth was appointed as 3rd Director of Generalpostamtet, In 1802, he was appointed as chamberlain (kammerherre) and 2nd Director. In 1703, he participated in the negotiations for the dissolution of the Danish post office in Hamburg. He resigned in 1809.[1]
Property
Knuth owned the estates Fredsholm,[2] Gottesgabe, Rudbjerggaard Stensø and Kallehavegaard.
