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Adam Oster | |
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| Born | Adem Oster Austria-Hungary |
| Spouse | Elisabetta Becker |
| Relations | Louton family (descendants) |
| 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]
This article is associated with the extended Louton, Hughes, Oster, Rettinger, Ernst and Grams family involved in ministry, business and academia.