Adam Oster
Adam Oster | |
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| Born | Adem Oster Austria-Hungary |
| Spouse | Elisabetta Becker |
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| Children | 5 |
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Adam Oster (German: Adem Oster) was an Austro-Hungarian businessman, prominent in Velimirovac. He was a leading society man, believed to have held public office during the late 19th century.[1]
He first established a successful village store, and eventually owned land and other businesses.[2] He was described as the paragon example of a burgher.[3]
Oster married Elisabetta Becker, with whom he had five children, Adam Oster Jr., Fredrich, Margarethe, Theresa and Elisabetta. One of his grandsons, Adam Rettinger (1902 - 1921) was killed when a plane crashed his fishing boat at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan.[4]
Oster's descendants have had notable achievements in the fields of business, academia and religious leadership .[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Croatian Public Archives - Adam Oster- Business
- ^ Dokumenti o Adam Oster - Narodna knjižnica Velimirovac
- ^ "Adam Oster". geni_family_tree. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "Teenagers Drowned at River". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ Stewards of Grace Excerpts - Grams, Rollin G. (2010) Wipf and Stock.