Nutt, David Samuel Nutt
David Samuel Nutt (April 3, 1810 - November 28, 1863) was an English book publisher and seller. Nutt was born in London and attended the Merchant Taylor's School. He worked as a clerk with a London mercantile until turning to bookselling, founding the firm that took his name. Between 1829 and 1833, Nutt received a commission to be the London representative of Berlin-based antiquarian Adolphus Asher (1800 - 1853). He imported books in both modern and ancient European and Asian languages, as well as rare books. Nutt began publishing on his own account in the 1930s. When Nutt died in 1863, the firm was taken over by his son, Alfred Nutt (November 22, 1856 - May 21, 1910), who added antiquities and folklore departments. In 1910, Alfred drowned in a sudden accident in the Seine, France, wherein he was attempting to rescue his disabled 17-year-old son, who had been dragged into the river by a spooked horse. On his death, his wife, Mary Louise Nutt (Gelly), took control of David Nutt, managing it until 1916, when financial pressures forced her to sell the firm to Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton Kent, and Company.
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