Laurentius Johannes Cramer

Cramer was born in 1748 as the son of a pastor in Slesvig. ==Career==

On 15 January 1769, Cramer became a partner in Niels Ryberg's trading firm. On 31 October 1775, he left the firm. In the same year, he took citizenship as a wholesaler (grosserer) and established his own trading firm. It traded as Cramer & Sønner (Cramer & Sons) after he had been joined by his two sons. In 179396, he was a board member of Kjøbenhavns Brandforsikring. ==Personal life and legacy==

Cramer was married to Henrikke Margrethe Decker. She was the daughter of a pastor in Holstein. They lived at Ved Stranden in 1787. On 14 July 1794, Cramer became a member of the Royal Copenhagen Shooting Society. His membership target features a ship as well as a bridge with statues of Neptunus and Mercury. From, 1786 until his death, Cramer served as patron of Frederick's German Church in Christianshavn. Cramer died on 5 January 1796. He is buried in the crypt of Frederick's German Church. His widow died just a few months later. They were survived by five children. ==References==