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Captain Johan Wilhelm Hempel (July 20, 1860 – January 16, 1920) was the captain of the Peace Ship.
Biography
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).
He married Ophelia Maren Abelone Christensen on May 28, 1902 in Copenhagen.
He joined the Scandinavian America Line in 1880. 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.
He died on January 16, 1920 in Copenhagen following an operation.
References
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