Humphrey Chetham

Humphrey Chetham
Portrait of Humphrey Chetham, now in the library reading room
Born10 July 1580
Crumpsall, Lancashire, England
Died1653
Lancashire, England
Alma materManchester Grammar School
Occupations
Known forCreation of Chetham's Hospital and Chetham's Library
SpouseMary Lathrop
Children1
Websitehttps://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LWMW-6BY

Humphrey Chetham (10 July 1580 – 1653) was an English textile merchant, financier and philanthropist, responsible for the creation of Chetham's Hospital and Chetham's Library, the oldest public library in the English-speaking world.[1][2]

  1. ^ Crosby 2008.
  2. ^ BBC - Radio 4 You and Yours - Chetham's Library, retrieved 6 January 2008