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Tutein died on 7 December 1799. He was buried in [[Assistans Cemetery (Copenhagen)|Assistens Cemetery]] but his remains have later been moved to Hvedstrup Church. |
Tutein died on 7 December 1799. He was buried in [[Assistans Cemetery (Copenhagen)|Assistens Cemetery]] but his remains have later been moved to Hvedstrup Church. |
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A daughter, Dorthea, married [[Hartvig Marcus Frisch (1754–1816)|Hartvig Marcus Frisch]]. |
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| Born | 11 October 1726 |
| Died | 7 December 1799 (aged 73) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation(s) | Merchant and industrialist |
Peter Pierre Tutein (11 October 1726 – 7 December 1799) was a German-Danish merchant and industrialist. He established a thriving trading house in Copenhagen in 1747, trading on the Danish colonies with his own fleet of merchant ships. He ran the company from his home at Købmagergade 13. His son Friederich Tutein continued the company under the name Fr. Tutein & Co. after his father's death.
Early life and education
Tutein was born in Mannheim, the son of Pierre Tutein and Elisabeth Henri. He apprenticed as a merchant in Landau.[1]
Career
Tutein moved to Copenhagen in 1748. He managed Peter De Windtz' trading house after Windtz' death. In 1756 he established his own trading house. It soon developed into one of the most successful in the city. He traded on the Danish colonies with his own ships and had close ties to the Danish Asiatic Company. A few of his ships participated in the Triangular trade.
He mainly traded colonial goods such as coffee and sugar. He was one of the largest importers of coffee to Denmark of his time. He had close ties to Danish Asiatic Company.
Tutein was also involved in a number of enterprises. He became the owner of a stockings factory through his marriage. He also became a partner in Reinhard Iselin's kattun factory in Klampenborg. The factory was moved to Østerbro in 1766. In 1779, Tutein was granted a license to establish a silk ribbon factory on Blågård in Nørrebro but gave up the plans and sold the property to the government later that same year.
Tutein was a member of Grosserersocietetet from 1769. By the late 1780s, his company had grown to become the third largest trading house in Copenhagen, surpassed only by those of Niels Ryberg and Frédéric de Coninck.
Personal life
Tutein married Pauline Marie Rath on 12 May 1756 in St. Peter's Church. She had previously been married to Jacob Ernst Bruckner but he had died the previous year.
Tutein owned the country house Sneglebakken in Lyngby from 1783 .
Tutein died on 7 December 1799. He was buried in Assistens Cemetery but his remains have later been moved to Hvedstrup Church.
A daughter, Dorthea, married Hartvig Marcus Frisch.
References
- ^ "Peter Tutein". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
External links
- Peter Tutein at geni.com
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