Friederich Tutein
Danish merchant (1757-1853)
Johann Friederich Tutein (9 September 1757 – 6 March 1853) was a Danish merchant, ship-owner and industrialist. He managed the family's trading house under the name Fr. Tutein & Co. from 1799. It mainly traded on the Danish colonies with its own fleet of merchant ships. He owned the Tutein House at Vimmelskaftet in Copenhagen, the country house Rosendal in Østerbro and the manor house Edelgave.
Early life and education
Tutein was born into a wealthy merchant family in Copenhagen, the son of Peter Tutein (1726–1799) and Pauline Maria Tutein née Rath (1725–1799). His father had established a thriving trading house in 1747 and was also the owner of a textile factory in a partnership with Reinhard Iselin. Friederich Tutein was educated in his father's company.
Career
On his father's death in 1799, Tutein took on the family's trading house and industrial enterprises under the company name Fr.
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