Background
He was born in Lillesand to sea captain Mads Christian Langaard and Ellevine Ellefsen.
He was born in Lillesand to sea captain Mads Christian Langaard and Ellevine Ellefsen.
Langaard founded the brewery Frydenlund Bryggeri in Christiania in 1859, along with three partners. After some startup problems, the brewery became an economic success, and Langaard started other companies, and was involved in mining, forestry and shipping.