Edward Speyer

Edward Speyer was born on 14 May 1839 in Frankfurt.^[2][3][4] His father was Wilhelm Speyer [de],^[5] a Jewish merchant from Frankfurt and amateur composer^[2] who was a friend of Carl Maria von Weber, Louis Spohr, Franz Liszt, Giacomo Meyerbeer, and Gioachino Rossini.^[6] Edward settled in London in 1859,^[2][6] and either became a naturalized subject in 1869^[6] or 1885.^[2] In London, he became a distinguished patron of musical performances.^[2][6] Speyer's first wife was Helen Franziska Forsboom, with whom he had would have his first daughter Lalla Vandervelde.^[2] His second wife was Antonia Kufferath, a concert singer.^[6] Speyer died in 1934 in Shenley, England.^[2][4]

• Speyer, Edward (1937). Edward Speyer: My Life and Friends. Cobden-Sanderson.