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{{Short description|German-born British banker (1777–1864)}} |
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| birth_name = Johann |
| birth_name = Johann Friedrich Andreas Huth |
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| birth_date = 20 October 1777 |
| birth_date = 20 October 1777 |
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| birth_place = [[Stade]], [[Lower Saxony]], Germany |
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| death_place = 33 Upper Harley Street, London, England |
| death_place = 33 Upper Harley Street, London, England |
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| residence = London, England |
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| occupation = Merchant banker |
| occupation = Merchant banker |
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| known for = Founder, [[Frederick Huth & Co]] |
| known for = Founder, [[Frederick Huth & Co]] |
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| spouse = Manuela Felipa Lorenza Mayfren |
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| children = [[Louis Huth]] |
| children = 11, including:<br>[[Charles Frederick Huth]]<br>[[Henry Huth (bibliophile)|Henry Huth]]<br>[[Louis Huth]] |
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'''Frederick Huth''' ( |
'''Frederick Huth''', born '''Johann Friedrich Andreas Huth''' (1777–1864), was a German-born British merchant banker, who established the London [[merchant bank]] [[Frederick Huth & Co]] in 1809.<ref name="aim25">{{cite web|url=http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=1616&inst_id=13|publisher=aim25.ac.uk|title=AIM25 collection description|accessdate=2016-09-10}}</ref> |
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== Professional career == |
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Frederick Huth was born on the 29 October 1777 in the German town of [[Stade]], then part of the [[Electorate of Hanover]]. He was the second son of Johann Friedrich Huth (d. 1801), a soldier of the Scharnhorst regiment, and his wife, Marie Amelia (d. 1812), daughter of Johann Thee, farmer. The family settled in 1781 at nearby [[Harsefeld]], where Johann Huth worked as a tailor and where Friedrich attended local schools. In 1791 Huth was apprenticed to Brentano Urbieta & Co., a Spanish merchant house at Hamburg.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/-1773602997|title=(John) Frederick Andrew [formerly (Johann) Friedrich Andreas] Huth|last=|first=|date=|website=UCL Legacies of British Slave-ownership Project|access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref> In 1797 he moved to Spain, and he also lived in South America before settling in London and establishing Frederick Huth & Co., which became one of London's leading banking houses.<ref name=":0" /> In 1829 Huth was appointed as London financial advisor and banker to the Spanish queen and financial agent for the Spanish government.<ref name=":0" /> He retired from Frederick Huth & Co. in the 1850s. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Huth was a Lutheran.<ref name=":0" /> |
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*[[Charles Frederick Huth]] (1806–1895) was a merchant banker, and art collector |
*[[Charles Frederick Huth]] (1806–1895) was a merchant banker, and art collector |
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Latest revision as of 18:43, 30 September 2024
Frederick Huth | |
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| Born | Johann Friedrich Andreas Huth 20 October 1777 Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Died | 14 January 1864 (aged 86) 33 Upper Harley Street, London, England |
| Occupation | Merchant banker |
| Known for | Founder, Frederick Huth & Co |
| Spouse | Manuela Felipa Lorenza Mayfren |
| Children | 11, including: Charles Frederick Huth Henry Huth Louis Huth |
Frederick Huth, born Johann Friedrich Andreas Huth (1777–1864), was a German-born British merchant banker, who established the London merchant bank Frederick Huth & Co in 1809.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Frederick Huth was born on the 29 October 1777 in the German town of Stade, then part of the Electorate of Hanover. He was the second son of Johann Friedrich Huth (d. 1801), a soldier of the Scharnhorst regiment, and his wife, Marie Amelia (d. 1812), daughter of Johann Thee, farmer. The family settled in 1781 at nearby Harsefeld, where Johann Huth worked as a tailor and where Friedrich attended local schools. In 1791 Huth was apprenticed to Brentano Urbieta & Co., a Spanish merchant house at Hamburg.[2] In 1797 he moved to Spain, and he also lived in South America before settling in London and establishing Frederick Huth & Co., which became one of London's leading banking houses.[2] In 1829 Huth was appointed as London financial advisor and banker to the Spanish queen and financial agent for the Spanish government.[2] He retired from Frederick Huth & Co. in the 1850s.
Personal life
[edit]Huth was a Lutheran.[2]
In 1806, Huth married Manuela Felipa Lorenza Mayfren at Corunna, Spain. Their children were:
- Charles Frederick Huth (1806–1895) was a merchant banker, and art collector
- Fernando Huth (1808–1826)
- Amelia Huth (1810–1887), married Daniel Meinertzhagen
- Johanna Huth (1810–1896)
- Louisa Francesca Huth (1812–1849)
- Manuella Huth (1814–1887)
- Henry Huth (1815–1878), was a noted bibliophile
- Ann Huth (1817–1879)
- Maria Huth (1817–1868)
- Edward Huth (1819, d. 26 Apr 1844)
- Louis Huth (1821–1905), was a merchant banker, art collector, art dealer and patron of Aesthetic movement artists
References
[edit]- ^ "AIM25 collection description". aim25.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ a b c d "(John) Frederick Andrew [formerly (Johann) Friedrich Andreas] Huth". UCL Legacies of British Slave-ownership Project. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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