Gustav Christian Schwabe (10 May 1813 – 10 January 1897) was a German-born merchant and financier who funded companies such as John Bibby & Sons, Harland and Wolff and the White Star Line.
[7] In the 1840s, Schwabe became a junior partner in John Bibby & Sons, a shipping company based in Liverpool.
[9] In 1858, Schwabe financially assisted Edward Harland's purchase of Robert Hickson's shipyard at Queen's Island, Belfast.
[1] Schwabe also financially supported Albert Ballin, the managing director of the Hamburg America Line.
[1] Gustav Christian Schwabe died on 10 January 1897 at his home, 19 Kensington Palace Gardens, London.