Andrija Ljudevit Adamić

Andrija Ljudevit Adamić (Italian: Andrea Lodovico Adamich; 29 November 1766 – 31 October 1828) was a Croatian trader from the City of Fiume (Croatian: Rijeka), builder, supporter of economical and cultural development.

Adamich was born into a wealthy Jewish family of Simon Adamić, tobacco merchant and large estates owner.^[1] Adamich was the founder and owner of many factories and manufacturers (paper, liquor, rope, etc.), and a shipowner.

He co-founded the Fiume-based firm Simone Adamich e Figlio ('Simone Adamich & Son') with his father in 1786 and worked there until 1800.

As the building chancellor of the Fiume Gubernium in 1790, he tried to transform Fiume into a modern city. His works on the plan of urbanism are also noted. In 1805 he financed and built a theatre with a capacity of 1,600 people, which was subsequently razed.

After the

He represented Fiume at the Congress of Verona in 1822 and the Bratislava Assembly in 1824-25.

Adamich was a visionary, and a great man in history of Fiume. He spoke 6 languages, and had a vast influence in political and merchant circles.

The Formula One racing driver Andrea de Adamich is a distant descendant.

Sources

• Časopis za ekonomsku povijest Jugoslavije (1982)
• Kobler, Giovanni Memorie per la storia della liburnica città di Fiume (1896)

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