Viktor Alexander | |
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| Born | (1865-05-01)1 May 1865 |
| Died | 26 March 1934(1934-03-26) (aged 68) Zagreb,Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| 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 a well-knownCroatian lawyer and public prosecutor inZagreb,[1] the capital of Croatia.
Alexander was born in Zagreb on May 1, 1865, to a wealthy and prominentJewish familyAlexander. His father, Ljudevit Alexander, was fromGüssing,Austria and his mother Leonora (née Weiss) Alexander was fromVeszprém,Hungary, the daughter of a wealthy merchant Wolf (Volf) and Johanna (born Stern) Weiss. He was raised with his brother Erich, and half-siblings Artur, Oskar Arthur, Robert Milan, Gizela Grünwald, and Olga Eisner, all from his father's second marriage. Alexander's mother died when he was three years old, and his father married Ida (née Weiss) Alexander in 1870. Alexander's stepmother was not related to his mother, even though she had the same maiden name. Alexander finished elementary school in Zagreb, and high school inSenj, a town in Croatia. He attended and graduated from the Faculty of Law at theUniversity of Zagreb. Alexander married twice, his first wife wasOsijek born Olga (née Weiss), sister of a notable Zagreb bankerOton Vinski (born Otto Weiss). Alexander separated from his first wife in 1904, and married Ivana (née Erben) fromPetrinja, daughter of Franjo and Milka Erben. Alexander meet his second wife through his stepsister Olga.[1][2]
Alexander was a member of theFreemasonry Jewish Lodge Zagreb. He was a board member of the colliery "Mirna", owned by his cousinSamuel David Alexander. At the beginning of his career, Alexander was junior barrister in the district court ofVukovar. Later he was the public prosecutor inOsijek. When he returned to Zagreb, at first, he was the deputy public prosecutor and later he was appointed as the public prosecutor. Before and duringWorld War I, Alexander was one of the most influential people in Croatia, thanks to his friendship withBanIván Skerlecz. After World War I, he was decorated withOrder of St. Sava andOrder of the Yugoslav Crown.
In 1917, Alexander played an important role in liberating loyal and wrongly charged people from accusations of high treason. He travelled toVienna, to have an audience withCharles I of Austria, to whom he submitted a report which showed that the accusations of the Austro-Hungarian central administration inSerbia against many distinguished citizens and political leaders such as Dr.Ivo Frank, Dr.Aleksandar Horvat [hr], Dr.Vladimir Sachs-Petrović, almost all the Croatian population in theKingdom of Croatia-Slavonia,Military Frontier andKingdom of Dalmatia, were based upon forged documents about supposed secret espionage in favour of theKingdom of Serbia.[1][2]
Alexander died on March 26, 1934, in Zagreb and was buried at theMirogoj Cemetery.[3]