Johann Christian Hüttner
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Johann Christian Hüttner (25 May 1766 – 24 May 1847) was a German translator who settled in the United Kingdom.
Hüttner was born at Guben in Lusatia, Germany. He graduated from the University of Leipzig in 1791, and went to England, as tutor to George Thomas Staunton, son of Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet. He went with his pupil to China in Lord Macartney's embassy, and was sometimes employed to write official letters in Latin.[1]
In 1807 Hüttner was appointed as translator to the Foreign Office, after Charles Burney, pleased with details on Chinese music, lobbied George Canning. As such he translated from Spanish into German the appeal by Pedro Cevallos to the nations of Europe on Napoleon's invasion of Spain. He kept up relations with Germany, and acted as literary agent to the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar.[1][2]
Hüttner's death, after a street accident, took place on 24 May 1847, at Fludyer Street, Westminster.[1]
