Emerik Blum
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Emerik Blum was born to immigrant Hungarian parents on August 7, 1911 in Sarajevo
, Bosnia-Herzegovina which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and died on June 24, 1984 in Fojnica
, Bosnia then a part of Yugoslavia. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Prague in 1939.
After graduating from college, he returned to Sarajevo with his wife, but was soon arrested and sent to Ustasha run concentration camps, including Jasenovac
, from where he escaped in 1944 demonstrating his great adaptability and extreme courage.
In 1951 he founded and was the first director of Energoinvest, the largest company in ex-Yugoslavia, which continues working and is headquartered in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. He was a famous businessman and philanthropist in ex-Yugoslavia. He had responsible positions for almost his entire life. He was Mayor in Ministry of Industry and Mining of BiH, director of "Elektrobih" and "Elektrocentar", general engineer of General direction of Union electric power industry, general director of Directorate for electric power industry of SFRJ (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
) Government, assistant Minister of electric power industry of SFRJ (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
), president of Committee for electric power industry, and the Mayor of Sarajevo from 1981-1983. He was a member of Organizational Committee of the 1984 Winter Olympics
, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, which were held in Sarajevo.
There is a student association in Czech republic named by Emerik Blum.
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, Bosnia-Herzegovina which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and died on June 24, 1984 in Fojnica
Fojnica
Fojnica is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located west of the capital Sarajevo. It lies in the valley of the Fojnička River, tributary of the river Bosna...
, Bosnia then a part of Yugoslavia. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Prague in 1939.
After graduating from college, he returned to Sarajevo with his wife, but was soon arrested and sent to Ustasha run concentration camps, including Jasenovac
Jasenovac
Jasenovac is a village and a municipality in Croatian Slavonia, in the southern part of the Sisak-Moslavina county at the confluence of the river Una into Sava.The name means "ash tree" or "ash forest" in Croatian, the area being ringed by such a forest....
, from where he escaped in 1944 demonstrating his great adaptability and extreme courage.
In 1951 he founded and was the first director of Energoinvest, the largest company in ex-Yugoslavia, which continues working and is headquartered in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. He was a famous businessman and philanthropist in ex-Yugoslavia. He had responsible positions for almost his entire life. He was Mayor in Ministry of Industry and Mining of BiH, director of "Elektrobih" and "Elektrocentar", general engineer of General direction of Union electric power industry, general director of Directorate for electric power industry of SFRJ (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
) Government, assistant Minister of electric power industry of SFRJ (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
), president of Committee for electric power industry, and the Mayor of Sarajevo from 1981-1983. He was a member of Organizational Committee of the 1984 Winter Olympics
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Gothenburg, Sweden...
, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, which were held in Sarajevo.
There is a student association in Czech republic named by Emerik Blum.