Background
He was born in Christiania as a son of a German father and Danish mother. Merchant Johan Gottfried Schmidt and Frederikke Døderlein.
He was born in Christiania as a son of a German father and Danish mother. Merchant Johan Gottfried Schmidt and Frederikke Døderlein.
He was a first cousin of Sigvart Petersen. He backed down from the chairmanship because of declining health.