Đorđe Vajfert

Georg Weifert (Serbian Ђорђе Вајферт / Đorđe Vajfert; born June 15, 1850 in Pančevo, † January 12, 1937 in Belgrade ) was a Serbian industrialist of German descent, National Bank President of the Kingdom of Serbia and First National Bank president of Yugoslavia and the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. In addition, he is considered the founder of modern mining regime in Serbia.

Biography

Weifert began early in the brewery of his father Ignaz Weifert to work in Belgrade, which was the first brewery in the Principality and Kingdom of Serbia. He graduated from the master brewer school in Weihenstephan in Bavaria. Then he returned to Serbia and took over the brewery of his father, which he advanced. With the profits he bought a coal mine in Kostolac, then a copper mine in Bor, a stone mine near Zaječar and finally a gold mine. With the proceeds from the mines, he was the richest man of the then Serbia and was regarded as the greatest industrialist of the later Yugoslavia.

1890 Weifert was appointed to the National Bank of Serbia President. He held this office from 1890 to 1902 and from 1912 to 1914 / 1918. During this time he acquired good service in maintaining the value of the Serbian dinar and the credit sector. Because of its good services Weifert was finally 1918/1919 for NBP President of the newly established common state of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. His best-known arrangement as National Bank Minister of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was the conversion of the Austro -Hungarian crown in the new " Yugoslav " dinar, which also led to great criticism, since the former Serbian Dinar was 1:1 exchanged for the new dinar the crown, however, in a 4:1 ratio, which in many cases led to loss of capital of those Yugoslavs who formerly lived in the state of Austria - Hungary.

Weifert belonged since 1890 to the Masonic Brotherhood in Belgrade and was co-founder in 1922 of the Grand Lodge of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. He was regarded as an important patron and supporter of humanitarian and cultural institutions. His collection of coins of antiquity and his library he bequeathed to the University of Belgrade. Particular care he put on the fire, which he actively supported. In Vršac he was honorary president of the local fire department. In Pancevo, of which his parents Ignatius and Anna moved to Belgrade, he left the Roman Catholic Church, also known as Anina Crkva ( Church of Anna, in memory of his mother ) and the portal on römisch-katholischen/protestantischen cemetery, and boron in the Orthodox Church of Sts. George built.

Georg Weifert died 1937. Heir to his business empire, his nephew Ferdinand Mount Gram was. Today in Serbia recalls 1000 dinar note to George Weifert, on which it is mapped.

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