Founded: 1773* | Founding place: Röskilde, Denmark | Founded by: Jules Jürgensen | Current headquarters: Bienne, Switzerland | Owned by: privately held | Official name: Urban Jürgensen & Sønner
* According to Wikipedia first founded in 1740 by Jürgen Jürgensen and Isaac Larpent as Larpent & Jürgensen. But other sources think it was 1773. Like the brand itself. Then Jürgensen’s son Urban took over the company and changed the name in 1814, probably to Urban Jürgensen.
