Viktor Alexander | |
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Born |
Zagreb, Austro-Hungarian Empire, (now Croatia) |
1 May 1865
Died | 26 March 1934 Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
(aged 68)
Nationality | Croat |
Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Occupation | Prosecutor |
Relatives |
Oskar Alexander (stepbrother) Samuel David Alexander (cousin) Šandor Alexander (cousin) |
Viktor Alexander (May 1, 1865 – March 26, 1934) was known Croatian lawyer and public prosecutor in Zagreb.
Alexander was born in Zagreb on May 1, 1865 to a wealthy and prominent Jewish family Alexander. His father, Ljudevit Alexander, was from Güssing, Austria and his mother Leonora (née Weiss) Alexander was from Veszprém, Hungary, the daughter of a wealthy merchant Johann Weiss. He was raised with his brother Erich, and half-siblings Artur, Oskar, Robert Milan, Gizela and Olga, all from his father second marriage. Alexander mother died when he was three years old, and his father married Ida (née Weiss) Alexander in 1870. Alexander step mother was not related to his mother, even though she had the same maiden name. Alexander finished elementary school in Zagreb, and high school in Senj. He attended and graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb. Alexander married twice. His first wife was Osijek born Olga (née Weiss), sister of a notable Zagreb banker Oton Vinski (born Otto Weiss). Alexander separated from his first wife in 1904, and married Ivana (née Erben) from Petrinja, daughter of Franjo and Milka Erben. Alexander meet his second wife through his stepsister Olga.
Alexander was member of the Freemasonry Jewish Lodge Zagreb. He was a board member of the colliery "Mirna", owned by his cousin Samuel David Alexander. At the beginning of his career, Alexander was junior barrister in the district court of Vukovar. Later he was the public prosecutor in Osijek. When he returned to Zagreb, at first, he was the deputy public prosecutor and later he was appointed as the public prosecutor. Before and during World War I, Alexander was one of the most influential people in Croatia, thanks to his friendship with Ban Iván Skerlecz. After World War I, he was decorated with Order of St. Sava and Order of the Yugoslav Crown.