Johan Friedrich Heinrich
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Johan Friedrich (Frederik) Heinrich (1730 – 24 March 1808) was a German-Danish medical doctor, colonial administrator and landowner. He served as director of the Danish West India and Guinea Trade from 1779.
Career
From 1757 to 1769, Heinrich served as regiment surgeon and hospital physician on Saint Croix in the Danish West Indies. He was also associated with the royal plantations and naval ships. In 1771, he was appointed as kommerceintendant and member of the Government Council of the Danish West Indies and of the Secretary Council (det sekrete råd) of St. Croix and St. Thomas. In 1779, he was appointed as director of the Danish West India and Guinea Trade. He acquired the title of justitsråd in 1776, etatsråd in 1777 and konferensråd in 1784. 1785 saw him appointed as Chief Commercial Officer (handelskynding direktør) of the Danish West India Company. In 1788, he was appointed as one of the directors of the vestindiske gælds likvidation. He acquired the rank of Major-General in 1789.[1][2]
