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  2. Ole Kirk Christiansen - Wikipedia

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    Ole Kirk Christiansen (born Ole Kirk Kristiansen; [a] 7 April 1891 – 11 March 1958) was a Danish carpenter. In 1932, he founded the construction toy company Lego, later known as The Lego Group . Christiansen transformed his small woodworking shop, which initially sold household products, into a manufacturer of wooden toys.

  3. Godtfred Kirk Christiansen - Wikipedia

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    Godtfred Kirk Christiansen was born on 8 July 1920 into a poor family and received limited formal education. He was the third son of five siblings. [2] His father Ole Kirk Christiansen owned the Billund Woodworking and Carpentry Shop, a small family business based in Billund, which produced wooden furniture and built property. [3]

  4. Lego’s $25 billion family dynasty got richer last ... - AOL

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    Kirkbi, a trust that looks after the Kirk Kristiansen family’s 75% share of Europe’s biggest toymaker, enjoyed net income of 11.3 billion kroner ($1.62 billion) in its portfolio, a 5.9% ...

  5. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen - Wikipedia

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    Kristiansen was born 27 December 1947 in Billund, Denmark. His father, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, worked with his grandfather, Ole Kirk Christiansen, in the family business: Lego. As a child, he often inspired and tested new model concepts and their building instructions. [3]

  6. Lego founder’s great-granddaughter ups her siblings’ stakes ...

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    The family firm is currently chaired by Sofie Kirk Kristiansen’s brother, Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, who took over from their father in May. At the same time, her sister Agnete Kirk Kristiansen ...

  7. Category:Kristiansen family - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Kristiansen family" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Ole Kirk Christiansen; K. Agnete Kirk Thinggaard; Kirkbi; Kjeld ...

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  9. The Lego Group - Wikipedia

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    The company was founded in 1932, by Ole Kirk Christiansen. [7] The name Lego is derived from the Danish phrase leg godt , meaning "play well". In the first half of 2015, The Lego Group became the world's largest toy company by revenue , with sales amounting to US$ 2.1 billion, surpassing Mattel , which had US$1.9 billion in sales.