Johan Wilhelm Hempel
Captain Johan Wilhelm Hempel (July 20, 1860 – January 16, 1920) was the captain of the Peace Ship.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
He was born on July 20, 1860, to Nielsine Agnete Christine Møller and Simon Christian Ludvig Hempel in Copenhagen, Denmark. He had a brother, Captain Christian Ludvig Hans Hempel (1862-1937).[3]
He married Ophelia Maren Abelone Christensen on May 28, 1902, in Copenhagen.
He joined the Scandinavian America Line in 1880.[4] In 1903 he was the captain of the Thingvalla Line ship SS Kekla. In 1904 he became the captain of the Peace Ship of Henry Ford.[4]
He died on January 16, 1920, in Copenhagen following an operation.[1][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Skipper of The Ford Peace Ship Dead. Captain William Hempel Commanded the Oscar II Since It Was Launched". New York Tribune. January 16, 1920. Retrieved 2013-11-28 – via WikiMedia Commons.
- ^ "Commander of Ford's Peace Cruiser". Detroit Free Press. December 1, 1915. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
- ^ "Capt. John W. Hempel Dead". Baltimore Sun. January 18, 1920. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ a b c "Captain I. V. Hempel" (PDF). New York Times. January 16, 1920. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
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