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Jørgen Hansen (later given the epithet Riber; 1611 – 1666) was a Danish colonist and merchant in India arriving in 1643 on the Christianshavn.

Epithet
In 17th-century Denmark, names were regularly patronymic, meaning one's surname was derived from one's father's name. This resulted in similar and sometimes identical names in Denmark, which other European colonists found confusing. Subsequently, when Hansen arrived in India, per tradition his hometown would be added to his name. Hansen, who came from Ribe in Jutland, consequently received the anglicized epithet of Riber.

Early life
Jørgen Hansen was born in 1611 in Ribe, Denmark to Hans Lassen Lime and Sara Pedersdatter Hegelund, and was the sixth born of a sibling group of nine.