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Ole Kirk Christiansen (8 April 1891 – 11 March 1958) was the 13th son of an impoverished farmer family in Jutland
Jutland

File:Jutland peninsula 2.pngJutland , historically also called Cimbria, is a peninsula in Europe. Jutland forms the mainland part of Denmark as well as the northernmost part of Germany....
 in western Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
. He trained as a carpenter
Carpenter

A carpenter is a skilled artisan who performs carpentry - a wide range of woodworking that includes constructing building construction, furniture, and other objects out of wood....
 and started making wooden toys in 1932 to make a living after having lost his job during the depression.

He came up with the name lego from the Danish leg godt ("play well") and the company grew to become the Lego Group
Lego Group

Lego Group is a Denmark family-owned company based in Billund, Denmark and best known for the manufacture of Lego-brand toys.The company was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen....
 which is today the sixth largest toy company in the world.






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Ole Kirk Christiansen (8 April 1891 – 11 March 1958) was the 13th son of an impoverished farmer family in Jutland
Jutland

File:Jutland peninsula 2.pngJutland , historically also called Cimbria, is a peninsula in Europe. Jutland forms the mainland part of Denmark as well as the northernmost part of Germany....
 in western Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
. He trained as a carpenter
Carpenter

A carpenter is a skilled artisan who performs carpentry - a wide range of woodworking that includes constructing building construction, furniture, and other objects out of wood....
 and started making wooden toys in 1932 to make a living after having lost his job during the depression.

He came up with the name lego from the Danish leg godt ("play well") and the company grew to become the Lego Group
Lego Group

Lego Group is a Denmark family-owned company based in Billund, Denmark and best known for the manufacture of Lego-brand toys.The company was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen....
 which is today the sixth largest toy company in the world. His eldest son Godfred Kirk Christiansen took over the company after his death and bought out his three brothers in 1960. Ole Kirk Christiansen's grandson Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen

Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen was the president and CEO of Lego between 1979 and 2004....
 is the current vice chairman of the board of LEGO. He was chief executive until 2004, when Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, a former McKinsey consultant, became the new head. Christiansen was born in Fliskov, Denmark. Christiansen made a living as carpenter, and he built houses and furniture in bilund, Denmark. In 1932 he decided to switch from carpenter to toy maker. In Denmark then there was a depression. His first wooden toys were miniature versions of the houses and furniture. Later, in 1947 he was the first to make toys with plastic. In 1949 he had over 200 plastic and wooden toys. Lego is made from “Leg” and “Godt” which, in Danish means, “Play well.” Lego in Latin means, “I put together.”