What is Ole Kirk Christiansen?
{{Infobox person |name = Ole Kirk Christiansen |image =Ole Kirk Christiansen.png |alt = Ole Kirk Christiansen |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1891|04|07}} |birth_place = Filskov, Denmark |death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1958|03|11|1891|04|07}} | death_place = [[Billund]], [[Denmark]] |death_cause = Heart attack |nationality = [[Denmark|Danish]] |other_names = |years_active = 1949-1958 |known_for = Founding the [[Lego|Lego company]]. |occupation = [[Carpenter]] }} '''Ole Kirk Christiansen''' (7 April 1891 – 11 March 1958) was the founder of [[Lego]] in 1949. Christiansen was born on 7 April 1891 in Filskov, Denmark.<ref>{{cite web |author=Mary Bellis |url=http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bllego.htm |title=lego group timeline |publisher=Inventors.about.com |date=1 May 1954 |accessdate=30 May 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He first worked as a carpenter and later started creating unsuccessful toys for kids in Denmark after his wife's death and had to raise four of his children on his own. He was working as a carpenter until creating Lego in 1949. Christiansen died on 11 March 1958 from a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]], aged 66. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.lego.com/ The official Lego website] {{DEFAULTSORT:Ole Kirk Christiansen}} [[Category:1891 births]] [[Category:1958 deaths]] [[Category:Carpenters]] [[Category:Danish businesspeople]] [[Category:Inventors]]