Background
He was born in Christiania as a son of brewery owner Mads Langaard and Lovise Jakobine Knudsen.
He was born in Christiania as a son of brewery owner Mads Langaard and Lovise Jakobine Knudsen.
Langaard assumed various leading positions in the brewery Frydenlund Bryggeri in Christiania. He was a dedicated art collector, and his collection was eventually donated to the National Gallery of Norway, the Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design and the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History.
