Frederick Joseph Kühtze (8 April 1833–21 November 1901) was a New Zealand brewer. He was born in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...
, Germany on 8 April 1833.
Kühtze's son William Joseph Kühtze went on to establish the Waitemata Brewery in 1929, which later became part of
Dominion Breweries under the management of grandson
.
His name was later lent to the Joseph Kuhtze lager beer brand made by Dominion Breweries during the 1980s.
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1833 births
1901 deaths
Businesspeople from Cologne
German emigrants to New Zealand
New Zealand brewers
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