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Godtfred Kirk Christiansen (8 July 1920 – 13 July 1995) was the managing director of The Lego Group from 1957 to 1973. He was the third son of company founder Ole Kirk Christiansen and took over as managing director in 1957, eventually becoming the sole owner.
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, the third of Ole Kirk Kristiansen’s five children, becomes the second-generation owner of the LEGO Group. He is an active player right from the outset of the company history.
Son Godtfred Kirk Christiansen once took a consignment of painted wooden ducks to the railway station. Back at the factory, he proudly tells his father he’s done something really clever and saved the company money. “How did you manage that?” asks Ole Kirk Kristiansen. “I gave the ducks just two coats of varnish, not three as we usually ...
Learn how Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, the second-generation LEGO owner, created the LEGO System in Play in 1955 to bring system to the toy industry. Discover the six points that shaped the system and the first product, Town Plan no. 1.
Learn how Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, former LEGO owner and managing director, developed and patented the iconic LEGO brick in just five days in 1958. Discover the surprising discovery by LEGO historians based on new material.
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Jul 15, 1995 · Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, a Danish executive who made Lego plastic building-block sets into children's favorites in many countries around the world, died on Thursday in his house in...
Jul 14, 1995 · Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, a Danish executive who made Lego plastic building-brick sets into children's favorites in many countries, died yesterday at his house in Billund, Denmark. He was...
