Šandor Alexander
Šandor Alexander pl. Sesvetski | |
|---|---|
née Ebenspanger) Alexander | |
| Children | Zora (b. 1895) |
| Parent(s) | Jonas and Roza Alexander |
| Relatives | Samuel David Alexander (brother) Oskar Alexander (cousin) Viktor Alexander (cousin) |
Šandor Alexander pl. Sesvetski (April 5, 1866 – December 17, 1929) was a
Background and family
Alexander, known as Der Berühmte (The Notable One), was born in
Business and political career
After his education, Alexander worked for 3 years at the "Paromlin" in Zagreb. Alexander gained his commercial training as a partner of his father, at their family grain wholesale.[7] He was a remarkable economic expert who published the noted article in the "Bankarstvo" magazine, 1924. Between 1905 and 1910, Alexander was the city representative in the Zagreb City Assembly.[8] In 1909 he became the adviser of Franz Joseph I of Austria.[9] Alexander worked and was a member in more than 60 association in Croatia. He was the councillor, vice president and honorary president of the "Commercial Chamber".[10] He also worked as treasurer and later as a vice president of the "Commercial Home" in Zagreb, and as an honorary vice president of the "Association of traders for Croatia and Slavonija".[10][11] Alexander was also the vice president of the "Bank for commerce and industry d.d.", and board member of the "Croatian trust bank d.d." and "Croatian commercial bank d.d.".[12][13] Since 1885, at "Croatian commercial association Merkur", Alexander was at first vice president, since 1892 the president and in 1910, he was honored as a lifetime president.[14] Within "Merkur", he advocated the development of vocational education. Alexander was major stockholder of the "First Croatian machinery factory and iron foundry" in Zagreb. He also encouraged the development of tourism in Croatia, and as so he was the major shareholder of "Schlesinger Palace" (now "Hotel Palace, Zagreb") in Zagreb. Alexander was member of the society "Narodni rad - društvo židovskih asimilanata i anticionista u Hrvatskoj" (Peoples work - Society of Jewish assimilates and anti Zionists in Croatia).[2]
Philanthropy
Alexander was a great philanthropist, just like his brother, who donated the most of his wealth to charity.
Death
On December 17, 1929, while attending the Royal Guard ball in Belgrade, Alexander suddenly fell ill. He died from a heart attack in the night from the 17th to the 18th of December 1929. All major newspapers reported in detail and with great sadness about Alexanders death and funeral. Alexander was buried at the Mirogoj Cemetery with a huge crowd attending the funeral.[20][21]
See also
References
- ^ a b Snješka Knežević (2011, p. 48)
- ^ a b Goldstein (2005, pp. 174, 268)
- ^ Kraus (1998, p. 134)
- ^ Schwarz (1939)
- ^ (in Croatian) Dundović J. Adresar 1909: 274.
- ^ Frank, Robert (2011-05-10). "Ivanović: Hrvatska nije vlasnik 44 posto Ine" (in Croatian). limun.hr. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
Uz IPOIL obitelji Ivanović, vlasništvo Ine nakon Drugog svjetskog rata postala i imovina obitelji Marić. Artura Marica, jednog od velikih vlasnika hrvatskog naftnog biznisa prije rata, već na samom njegovom početku ubio je njegov vozač, agent Gestapoa. Supruga mu je ubijena u Auschwitzu 1944. godine, a država je imovinu konfiscirala sa zadnjim ispaljenim metkom.
- ^ (in Croatian) Obrtovno kazalo, Odluka sudbenog stola od 14.02.1893, br.1 5617.
- ^ (in Croatian) Imenik dostojanstvenika, činovnika i javnih službenika Kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije, 1908: 40, 143; Dundović J. Adresar 1908: 18.
- ^ (in Croatian) Imenik 1918: 10.
- ^ a b c d e Banac (1988, pp. 409)
- ^ (in Croatian) Dundović J. Adresar 1908: 44; Imenik dostojanstvenika, činovnika i javnih službenika Kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije, 1908: 130; 1911: 124.
- ^ (in Croatian) Dundović J. Adresar 1908: 224; Imenik dostojanstvenika, činovnika i javnih službenika Kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije, 1908: 145; 1911: 145; 1912: 141; 1913: 146.
- ^ (in Croatian) Imenik dostojanstvenika, činovnika i javnih službenika Kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije, 1908: 226.
- ^ (in Croatian) Imenik dostojanstvenika, činovnika i javnih službenika Kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije, 1908: 169.
- ^ a b c (in Croatian) Sandra Prlenda; The History of Social Work in Croatia, 1900- 1960; stranica 14,
- ^ (in Croatian) Dundović J. Adresar 1908: 67.
- ^ (in Croatian) Imenik dostojanstvenika, činovnika i javnih službenika Kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije, 1918: 169.
- ^ "Zaklada predsjednika i osnivača "Prehrane" Šandora A. Alexandera" (in Croatian). Državni arhiv u Zagrebu.
- ^ (in Croatian) Viktor Anton Duišin; Heraldički zbornik, Zbornik plemstva u Hrvatskoj; Slavoniji, Dalmaciji, Bosni-Hercegovini, Dubrovniku, Kotoru i Vojvodini; 1938 Zagreb; 12.
- ^ (in Croatian) Mogenblatt 44/1929, 347, zweite Ausgabe, 19.XII, str.2-3; Mogenblatt 44/1929, 349, zweite Ausgabe, 19.XII, str.1-2; Josip Kraus, Šandor Alexander wie er wirklich war, Mogenblatt 44/1929, 352, str.9-10; Novosti, 23/1929, 352, 19.XII., str.9; Hrvatski radiša, 1930, 1: 11-12; Jugoslavenski Lloyd, 1929, 292:1; Jutarnji list, 18/1929, 6422, 19.II., str.8-9; Trgovačke novine, 6/1929, 31:2; Privreda, 5/1930, 1:1-2; Privredna revija 6/1930, 1:5., itd.
- ^ (in Croatian) Gradska groblja Zagreb: Šandor Aleksander, Mirogoj Ž-924-ARKP-17/2
Bibliography
- Snješka Knežević, Aleksander Laslo (2011). Židovski Zagreb. Zagreb: AGM, Židovska općina Zagreb. ISBN 978-953-174-393-8.
- Goldstein, Ivo (2005). Židovi u Zagrebu 1918 - 1941. Zagreb: Novi Liber. ISBN 953-6045-23-0.
- Kraus, Ognjen (1998). Dva stoljeća povijesti i kulture Židova u Zagrebu i Hrvatskoj. Zagreb: Židovska općina Zagreb. ISBN 953-96836-2-9.
- Schwarz, Gavro (1939). Povijest Zagrebačke židovske općine od osnutka do 50-tih godina 19. vijeka. Zagreb: Gaj.
- Banac, Ivo (1988). The National Question in Yugoslavia: Origins, History, Politics. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-080-149-493-2.