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Nationality
  
Croat


Occupation
  
Industrialist

Name
  
Lavoslav Singer

Lavoslav Singer

Born
  
1866
Bulinac, near Bjelovar, Austrian Empire, (now Croatia)

Spouse(s)
  
Amalia (nee Herenshtein) Singer


Cause of death
  
Murdered in Holocaust

Lavoslav Singer (1866–1942) was Croatian industrialist notable for his role in the development of Bjelovar.

Singer was born in village Bulinac (part of Nova Rača), into a Croatian Jewish family of Josip (Yosef) Singer. He was educated at the best business schools in Austrian Empire. Upon completion of his education he was engaged in industrial revolution that led to the development of factories in Bjelovar. Singer developed the milling industry in Bjelovar, but was also active in the development of coal mining, gravel extraction from the river Drava and its shipment to the big cities, and has also extracted gold from Drava. Singer was one of the leading financiers and representative of concessionaires that built the railway Bjelovar-Garešnica/Grubišno Polje. He was one of the most important and wealthiest townsman of Bjelovar. Singer was married to Amalia (née Herenshtein) Singer. As a Jews, during World War II, Singer and his wife were forced to wear yellow star of David on their clothes. In 1942 Singer and his wife were arrested and deported to Auschwitz concentration camp where they were killed during the Holocaust. He was 76 years old.

References

Lavoslav Singer Wikipedia


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