Frederick Huth, born Johann Friedrich Andreas Huth (1777–1864), was a German-born British merchant banker, who established the London merchant bankFrederick Huth & Co in 1809.
Early life
Frederick Huth was born on the 29 October 1777 in the German town of Stade, then part of the Electorate of Hanover.
Career
In 1791 Huth was apprenticed to Brentano Urbieta & Co., a Spanish merchant house at Hamburg. 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. In 1829 Huth was appointed as London financial advisor and banker to the Spanish queen and financial agent for the Spanish government. In 1845 he donated an endowment to establish a public library in his childhood town Harsefeld, which made it one of the best funded libraries in the Stade Region. He retired from Frederick Huth & Co. in the 1850s.
The Amtshof, today's location of Friedrich-Huth-Bücherei, the library named after its donor, 2008
Personal life
Huth was a Lutheran.
In 1806, Huth married Manuela Felipa Lorenza Mayfren at Corunna, Spain. Their children were:
Louis Huth (1821–1905), was a merchant banker, art collector, art dealer and patron of Aesthetic movement artists
Collections
The Frederick Huth & Company Archives were deposited at University College London in the 1960s - 1970s. The collection primarily comprises correspondence and account books.
