Anna Náprstková

Anna Náprstková (24 April 1788, Prague – 20 October 1873, Prague) was a Czech businesswoman and philanthropist. She made a name for herself as a brewer in Sturm in the Old Town of Prague with her second husband Antonín Fingerhut, whom she married in 1823. The couple bought the Renaissance house U Halánků House, which they converted into a distillery and wine shop. It became a successful business.[1]

Anna Náprstková

Náprstková became known for charitable work, particularly her patronage of national events and education. A trip to the United States in the 1840s inspired Náprstková to take a proactive role in development. She was responsible for the establishment of an industrial museum and the American Ladies Club at U Halánků House on Bethlehem Square.[1][2]

She has been described as a "determined and life-hardened woman who had an extraordinary business spirit but also an open heart and hands for those who needed it."[1]

References
  1. "Anna Náprstková" (in Czech). Rozhlas.cz. 16 May 2005. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. Sellner, Josef (1875). Obrazy zivota. p. 30.
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