Aleksandar Ehrmann
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| Born |
14 September 1879 Podbuż (Pidbuzh), Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 13 April 1965 (aged 85) Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Spouse(s) | Dora (née Wilczek) Ehrmann |
| Children | Ada (b. 1909) Hedi (b. 1913) Leon (b. 1916) |
| Relatives | Ignac Ehrmann (father) Adela (née Liebermann) Ehrmann (mother) |
Aleksandar Ehrmann (September 14, 1879 - April 13, 1965) was known Croatian industrialist, philanthropist and diplomat.
Ehrmann was born in Podbuż (Pidbuzh) in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria to a wealthy Jewish family of Ignac and Adela (née Liebermann) Ehrmann. He had three brothers, Leon, Oskar and Leopold. The whole Ehrmann family was involved in the wood industry. Inspired by family tradition, from early childhood Ehrmann was prepared for the lead positions in the wood industry, so in the period from 1899 until 1908 he worked at a several prestigious wood processing companies. In the 1899 he started working at the sawmill branch of Freundlich brothers from Munich. In 1901 he moved to Vienna and started working at the prestigious flooring factory of Engel brothers. He stayed in Vienna for two years. From 1907 until 1908 he worked for Budapest wood industry "Mundus", which was owned by his family, at the plant in Uzhhorod, in the factory "Vrata" in the Gorski Kotar as the chief of supply, and finally at the furniture factory in Varaždin as the chief. In his youth, Ehrmann worked in as many leading wood companies as he could, visited several industrial processing plants, so he could apply that knowledge and experience in his own company.
In 1916, Ehrmann took over the family wood processing company "Slavonija" d.d. from Slavonski Brod, as the owner - general manager, which he led until 1934. The company was founded in 1903 by his brother, Leon. From 1919, together with his brother Oskar, Ehrmann owned and led the furniture company "Bothe & Ehrmann" d.d. from Zagreb, which was founded in 1895 by his cousin Samuel Ehrmann and Eugen Ferdinand Bothe. Under Ehrmannn, by 1934, "Bothe & Ehrmann" d.d. employed over 500 workers and was the largest furniture company in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. On June 8, 1917 Ehrmann was elected as a Slavonski Brod city councilman, a duty he performed until 1919. Ehrmann was also the general manager of the "Jugoslavenska šuma" d.d. from Zagreb, and the wood industry "Una" d.d. from Bosanska Dubica. In 1923 he encouraged and initiated the establishment of the "Wagon, machinery and bridge factory company" in Slavonski Brod (now "Đuro Đaković d.d.") by attracting foreign capital. Ehrmann was the regular member of the "Industrialists Union" and "Commercial Chamber". On April 30, 1925 Ehrmann was one of the notables who founded "Aero Club Zagreb". Ehrmann was also a board member of the Zagreb section of the "Yugoslav Automobile Club", and has held senior positions in the club for several terms. Ehrmann was honorary consul of Portugal for 30 years.
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