Milan Amruš
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Milan Emil Amruš was a Croatia
n physician, lawyer and politician, a two-term mayor of Zagreb.
Amruš was born in Brod na Savi, where he completed grammar school. He studied at the gymnasium
s in Vinkovci
and Zagreb
, and then enrolled at the Josephinum, the academy for military doctors in Vienna
. Since 1872 he worked in military hospitals in Vienna and Zagreb. After the Austro-Hungarian annexation of Bosnia, he moved to Sarajevo
. He returned to Zagreb in 1882, when he also enrolled at the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb
.
While in Zagreb, he joined the Independent People's Party and in 1889 he became a member of the Croatian Parliament where he would serve until 1903. He received a law doctorate in 1890. The same year he was named the mayor of Zagreb. In his capacity as mayor, he brought Nikola Tesla
back from the United States in an effort to get the city electric lighting, but was unsuccessful. The Zagreb Main Station
was built during this time. His first mayoral term ended in 1892.
In 1904, he was elected mayor again. His second term was much longer and much more fruitful than the first one. During it, the electrification of Zagreb was completed on October 17, 1907. The city also got a new maternity hospital, and the first public restrooms. The gasworks
was moved out of the city center, and during this time the company Zagrebački zbor was started, the precursor to the Zagreb Fair.
In 1911, ban
Nikola Tomašić
named him his deputy for matters of religion and education. In that role, Amruš started an effort to found technical faculties at the Universities, but could not achieve that goal until the end of World War I
in 1918.
Amruš had no progeny and was in fact known as a hardfisted person, but in his will he left everything, including two major mansions at Zrinjevac and a rural estate in Zdenčina near Klinča Sela
, to the city. He died in Zagreb at the age of 70. He was named a honorary citizen of Zagreb in 1919. His former estate was later turned into an orphanage, which was then named after him.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n physician, lawyer and politician, a two-term mayor of Zagreb.
Amruš was born in Brod na Savi, where he completed grammar school. He studied at the gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
s in Vinkovci
Vinkovci
Vinkovci is a city in Croatia, in the Vukovar-Syrmia County. In the 2011 census, the total population of the city was 35,375, making it the largest town of the county...
and Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, and then enrolled at the Josephinum, the academy for military doctors in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. Since 1872 he worked in military hospitals in Vienna and Zagreb. After the Austro-Hungarian annexation of Bosnia, he moved to Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
. He returned to Zagreb in 1882, when he also enrolled at the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
.
While in Zagreb, he joined the Independent People's Party and in 1889 he became a member of the Croatian Parliament where he would serve until 1903. He received a law doctorate in 1890. The same year he was named the mayor of Zagreb. In his capacity as mayor, he brought Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer...
back from the United States in an effort to get the city electric lighting, but was unsuccessful. The Zagreb Main Station
Zagreb Main Station
Zagreb Main Station is the central railway station in Zagreb and the largest railway station in Croatia. It is located in the center of Zagreb, on King Tomislav Square....
was built during this time. His first mayoral term ended in 1892.
In 1904, he was elected mayor again. His second term was much longer and much more fruitful than the first one. During it, the electrification of Zagreb was completed on October 17, 1907. The city also got a new maternity hospital, and the first public restrooms. The gasworks
Gasworks
A gasworks or gas house is a factory for the manufacture of gas. The use of natural gas has made many redundant in the developed world, however they are often still used for storage.- Early gasworks :...
was moved out of the city center, and during this time the company Zagrebački zbor was started, the precursor to the Zagreb Fair.
In 1911, ban
Ban (title)
Ban was a title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.-Etymology:The word ban has entered the English language probably as a borrowing from South Slavic ban, meaning "lord, master; ruler". The Slavic word is probably borrowed from...
Nikola Tomašić
Nikola Tomašić
Nikola Tomašić was a Croatian politician, who served as ban of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. In 1903 he served as Minister without portfolio of Croatian Affairs.-References:*...
named him his deputy for matters of religion and education. In that role, Amruš started an effort to found technical faculties at the Universities, but could not achieve that goal until the end of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
in 1918.
Amruš had no progeny and was in fact known as a hardfisted person, but in his will he left everything, including two major mansions at Zrinjevac and a rural estate in Zdenčina near Klinča Sela
Klinca Sela
Klinča Sela is a municipality in Croatia in the Zagreb county. According to the 2001 census, there are 5,927 inhabitants....
, to the city. He died in Zagreb at the age of 70. He was named a honorary citizen of Zagreb in 1919. His former estate was later turned into an orphanage, which was then named after him.