Introduction
Born: January 29, 1802, Leipzig, Germany.
Died: February 11, 1889, Paris, France.
Buried: Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France.
Born: January 29, 1802, Leipzig, Germany.
Died: February 11, 1889, Paris, France.
Buried: Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France.
Lutteroth came from a wealthy Protestant family in Germany, the son of Christian Wilhelm Lutteroth and Johanna (Jeanne) Catharina Lutteroth, and husband of Henriette Lutteroth. He was the father-in-law of William Henry Waddington, French senator of Aisne.
He established himself in France and dedicated himself to evangelism. A banker by profession, he helped found many societies, including Société Évangélique de France, Société des Traités Religieux, Société de l’Histoire du Protestantisme Français and Société Française pour l’Abolition de l’Esclavage (December 1834).
He also founded many newspapers, including l’Almanach des Bons Conseils (1826), and Le Semeur, a weekly newspaper on policy, philosophy and literature.
He also spent much time helping start the Chapelle de la Rue Taitbout, a prominent Protestant church in Paris, built in 1830.
In 1834, he published a collection of French Protestant hymns titled Chants Chrétiens, which underwent several editions and was widely distributed. From 1850 he devoted himself particularly to the work of biblical exegesis and historical research.
Lutteroth lived a long time in his mansion of Bourneville, near La Ferté-Milon, north-east of Paris.
If you know where to get a good photo of Lutteroth (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),