Egmont Hosstrup

Background

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.

Career

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.

Achievements

• He was a cousin of Johann Ernst Pinckernelle, founder of the Hamburg ship broker company G. & J. E. Pinckernelle.