About Egmont von Hosstrup
Lived 1813 – 1876 (aged 62–63). Egmont von Hosstrup was a publisher, lawyer and theaterintendant.
Egmont von Hosstrup (1 October 1813 in Hamburg, died 1876) was a German publisher, theatre director and head of the Hamburger Börsenhalle.
He was the son of Gerhard von Hosstrup (1771–1851) and Sophie Henriette Elisabeth (Betty) Seyler (1789–1837), a granddaughter of Abel Seyler, and studied law in Göttingen and Heidelberg, earning a Doctor of Laws degree at Heidelberg in 1836. In 1845 he married Luise Auguste Thesdorp, a step-daughter of the Hamburg lawyer with the supreme court (Obergerichtsadvokat) A. Stulmann. After the death of his father, he became director of the Hamburger Börsenhalle. He was the publisher of Liste der Börsenhalle and Literarische und Kritische Blätter der Börsenhalle.
He was a cousin of Johann Ernst Pinckernelle, founder of the Hamburg ship broker company G. & J. E. Pinckernelle.
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Who was Egmont von Hosstrup?
German publisher (1813–1876)
When was Egmont von Hosstrup born?
Egmont von Hosstrup was born on 1 October 1813 in Hamburg.
When did Egmont von Hosstrup die?
Egmont von Hosstrup died in 1876.
What was Egmont von Hosstrup's occupation?
Egmont von Hosstrup was a publisher, lawyer and theaterintendant.
What nationality was Egmont von Hosstrup?
Egmont von Hosstrup's recorded nationality: German Reich, Hamburg.
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