Adolf Ullmann de Baranyavár, Baron
Adolf Ullmann was born on 19 June 1857 in Pest. His father was Móric György Ullmann, who was vice-president of the Budapest Commodity and Stock Exchange. The father was granted a nobility and a family title on 4 March 1889. At the end of 1889, he was also given the noble name of "Baranyavár".
He graduated from the Pest Commercial Academy in 1874. He then worked as a clerk in the Hungarian General Credit Bank. In April 1880, he became deputy director of the banking department, and in 1881 he was given the right to manage the company. In 1886, he became head of the banking department's office, and as the Kőolajfinomító Részvénytársaság had close relations with the credit bank, Ullmann was appointed managing director of the company in 1885.
On 15 October 1890 he married Ella Lichtenberg in Szeged. In 1895 he became director of the Hungarian General Credit Bank. In 1899, on the 25th anniversary of his activities, he was awarded the Order of the Iron Crown, Third Class. In 1905 he was appointed managing director of the bank. In 1908, he was awarded the Order of Franz Joseph of the Order of the Order of St. Francis of the Cross. He was elected Deputy Chairman in 1908 and General Manager in 1909, an honour he received after the death of Zsigmond Kornfeld.
In 1905, he was on a study trip to the United States of America, and published a book on his experiences with money and credit. He expanded Hungary's financial opportunities by attending an international conference in the Czech Republic in 1907, which enabled Hungary to become more actively involved in the financial system. On 1 October 1910, he was elected a member of the Hungarian House of Lords. In the 1910s he reorganised the industrial section of the National Industrial Association. At that time, he also became president of the section and vice-president of the association. In 1915 he was vice-president-general manager of the MÁH. On 6 April 1918 he was made a baronet.
Since November 1924, he had been suffering from ailments: heart muscle problems and kidney disease, accompanied by diabetes.He died in 1925 and was buried in the Jewish cemetery on Salgótarjáni Street.
Sources
Ágnes Kenyeres (editor-in-chief) 1982: Hungarian Biographical Dictionary Volume 2, L-Z. Budapest, Akadémiai Kiadó. 929.
Viktória Hajdú: Restoration of a decorative album. Artwork protection 25. Hungarian National Museum, 1996.
György Kövér 2005:Bankers and Bureaucrats - The Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of the Hungarian General Credit Bank, 1876-1905. Aetas 20, 1-2. 93-114.
Tolnai New World Encyclopaedia 17. Budapest, Tolnai Nyomdai Műintézet és Kiadóvállalat Részvénytársaság. 1930. 191.
The Great Encyclopaedia of Révai, volume 18. Budapest, Révai Testvérek Irodalmi Intézet Részvénytársaság. 617.
Press material 1857-1925.
Born: 19 June 1857.
Place of birth: Pest
Date of death: 5 February 1925.
Place of death: Budapest (Budapest capital)
Occupation: banker, politician, writer
Parents: Mór György Ullmann, Julia Leon
Married to Ella Lichtenberg (1872-1932)
Children: György Ullmann, Ferenc Ullmann, Mária Ullmann
Author: Róbert Szabó
Born: 19 June 1857.
Place of birth: Pest
Date of death: 5 February 1925.
Place of death: Budapest (Budapest capital)
Occupation: banker, politician, writer
Parents: Mór György Ullmann, Julia Leon
Married to Ella Lichtenberg (1872-1932)
Children: György Ullmann, Ferenc Ullmann, Mária Ullmann
Author: Róbert Szabó
Adolf Ullmann de Baranyavár, Baron
Adolf Ullmann was born on 19 June 1857 in Pest. His father was Móric György Ullmann, who was vice-president of the Budapest Commodity and Stock Exchange. The father was granted a nobility and a family title on 4 March 1889. At the end of 1889, he was also given the noble name of "Baranyavár".
He graduated from the Pest Commercial Academy in 1874. He then worked as a clerk in the Hungarian General Credit Bank. In April 1880, he became deputy director of the banking department, and in 1881 he was given the right to manage the company. In 1886, he became head of the banking department's office, and as the Kőolajfinomító Részvénytársaság had close relations with the credit bank, Ullmann was appointed managing director of the company in 1885.
On 15 October 1890 he married Ella Lichtenberg in Szeged. In 1895 he became director of the Hungarian General Credit Bank. In 1899, on the 25th anniversary of his activities, he was awarded the Order of the Iron Crown, Third Class. In 1905 he was appointed managing director of the bank. In 1908, he was awarded the Order of Franz Joseph of the Order of the Order of St. Francis of the Cross. He was elected Deputy Chairman in 1908 and General Manager in 1909, an honour he received after the death of Zsigmond Kornfeld.
In 1905, he was on a study trip to the United States of America, and published a book on his experiences with money and credit. He expanded Hungary's financial opportunities by attending an international conference in the Czech Republic in 1907, which enabled Hungary to become more actively involved in the financial system. On 1 October 1910, he was elected a member of the Hungarian House of Lords. In the 1910s he reorganised the industrial section of the National Industrial Association. At that time, he also became president of the section and vice-president of the association. In 1915 he was vice-president-general manager of the MÁH. On 6 April 1918 he was made a baronet.
Since November 1924, he had been suffering from ailments: heart muscle problems and kidney disease, accompanied by diabetes.He died in 1925 and was buried in the Jewish cemetery on Salgótarjáni Street.
Sources
Ágnes Kenyeres (editor-in-chief) 1982: Hungarian Biographical Dictionary Volume 2, L-Z. Budapest, Akadémiai Kiadó. 929.
Viktória Hajdú: Restoration of a decorative album. Artwork protection 25. Hungarian National Museum, 1996.
György Kövér 2005:Bankers and Bureaucrats - The Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of the Hungarian General Credit Bank, 1876-1905. Aetas 20, 1-2. 93-114.
Tolnai New World Encyclopaedia 17. Budapest, Tolnai Nyomdai Műintézet és Kiadóvállalat Részvénytársaság. 1930. 191.
The Great Encyclopaedia of Révai, volume 18. Budapest, Révai Testvérek Irodalmi Intézet Részvénytársaság. 617.
Press material 1857-1925.