Lavoslav Singer (1866–1942) was
Croatian industrialist notable for his role in the development of
Bjelovar.
Singer was born in village
Bulinac
Bulinac is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D28 (Croatia), D28 highway.
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, its population was 314.
Notable natives
*Lavoslav Singer, Croatian industrialist
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(part of
Nova Rača
Nova Rača is a settlement and municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia. There are 4,077 inhabitants, of whom 91% are Croats
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture ...
), 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
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
Garešnica is a town in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia. It is located in the geographical region of Moslavina. There are a total of 10,472 inhabitants, of whom 85% are Croats.
Garešnica is located in central Croatia at the foot of Moslavačk ...
/
Grubišno Polje
Grubišno Polje (Czech: ''Hrubečné Pole'') is a town in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.
Demographics
In the 1991 census, the settlement had equal numbers of Serbs and Croatians, but during the Croatian War of Independence the Croatian Serbs ...
. He was one of the most important and wealthiest townsman of Bjelovar. Singer was married to Amalia (
née
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Herenshtein) Singer. Being 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
Auschwitz concentration camp ( (); also or ) was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) during World War II and the Holocaust. It con ...
where they were killed during the
Holocaust. He was 76 years old.
References
Bibliography
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1866 births
1942 deaths
People from Nova Rača
Croatian businesspeople
Croatian people who died in Auschwitz concentration camp
Croatian civilians killed in World War II
Croatian Jews who died in the Holocaust