Mads Clausen

Danish businessman

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Mads Clausen (21 October 1905 – 27 August 1966) born in Elsmark, parish of Havnbjerg, municipality of Nordborg in Denmark, was a Danish industrialist and founder of Danfoss in 1933. He died in transit from Elsmark to Sønderborg.^[1]^[2]

He married Dorthea (Bitten) Emma Clausen (1912–2016) in 1939. The couple had five children:

Karin Clausen (b. 1940)
Bente Clausen (b. 1942)
Jørgen Mads Clausen (b. 1948), chairman of Danfoss's board of directors
Peter Johan Mads Clausen (b. 1949)
Henrik Mads Clausen (b. 1953)

References

^ Vinoski, Jim. "Danfoss Looks To Electrification For Big New Growth Opportunities". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
^ "MADS CLAUSEN, 61, INDUSTRIALIST, DIES". The New York Times. 1966-08-28. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-13.