Herman Bing

Herman (Heiman) Jacob Bing (16 March 1776 - 10 March 1844) was a Jewish-Danish educator and bookseller. He was a co-founder of Copenhagen's first Jewish school (Bing & Kalich's Institute) in 1803 and established a book shop in 1820 which was later continued by his sons Meyer Herman Bing and Jacob Herman Bing under the name H. J. Bing & Søn. His sons were also co-founders of the Bing & Grøndahl porcelain factory while his grandson Harald Bing was a co-founder of the newspaper Politiken. Early life and education Bing was born in Amsterdam, the son of Jacob Bing (died 1780) and Jitle Oppenheim (died 1793). His mother's second marriage was to Moses Ruben Renner in Hamburg in April 1787. Career Bing came to Copenhagen in 1799 where he initially worked as calico printer and later as a tutor in Roskilde.