Background
Born in Horsens, he was the son of merchant Oluf Bang.
Born in Horsens, he was the son of merchant Oluf Bang.
Bang arrived in Aalborg at the age of 22 where he was apprenticed to a merchant.
His older half-brother was the mayor, Jørgen Olufsen. He purchased a large plot of land in 1621 on the corner of Algade and Østerå where, in 1623-1624, his built a large stone house, which came to be known as Jens Bang"s House. Bang died in Aalborg in 1644.