Peter Rabe Holm
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Peter Rabe Holm (Rabe-Holm, Rabeholm; 1751–1824) was a Danish wine merchant, brewer and director of the Danish Asiatic Company.
Rabeholm was born in Copenhagen, the son of Jens Pedersen Holm and Anne Kirstine Mogensdatter Rabe. The family lived in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen] His brother Christian was a ship captain in the service of the Danish Asiatic Company.
Career
Rabeholm acquired citizenship as a wine merchant in Copenhagen. In 1779, Holm acquired the Cort Adeler House on Strandgade from Søren Lycke. He also owned a windmill in Enhjørningens Bastion as well as a small beer brewery on an adjacent site. The brewery would still be known as Rabeshave Brewery (Rabe's Garden) long after his death. He was a shareholder in the Danish Asiatic Company and for a while served as one of the directors of the company. Ge also served as director of Kjøbenhavns Brandforsikring. He was awarded the title of Councillor of Commerce (Kommerceråd). In 1800, he was a board member of Speciesbanken.[1]
