Mirko Breyer

Mirko Breyer, Croatian writer, bibliographer, antiquarian, and one of the notable alleged and false victims of the Stara Gradiška concentration camp (died 1946)

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Born: October 23, 1863
Died: December 29, 1946
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1863

About Mirko Breyer

Mirko Breyer (23 October 1863 – 29 December 1946) was a known Croatian writer, bibliographer and antiquarian. == Early life and education == Breyer was born in Varaždin, Croatia on 23 October 1863. He was raised in a Jewish family. His father, Marko Breyer was banker and manager of the "Križevačka dionička štedionica" (Križevci equity savings), longtime representative of the Križevci City Assembly and municipal prefect deputy. Breyer spent his early childhood in Varaždin. He finished elementary school in Križevci and attended high school in Varaždin, Zagreb and Trieste. == Career == After high school, Breyer worked in Trieste as an apprentice in a renowned trading company, Binenfeld. The company sent him to Aden, Yemen, which at the time was the important trading center of the East India Company in Arabia. There he started to learn foreign languages, including Arabic. Upon his return from Aden, Breyer pursued higher education in Trieste, Vienna, Leipzig, Munich and Hamburg.

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Career and life highlights

In 1903, Breyer founded the educational publishing and antique bookstore "Slavenski znanstveni antikvarijat" (Slavic research antique store) in Zagreb.
In 1922 he founded the society "Narodni rad - društvo židovskih asimilanata i anticionista u Hrvatskoj" (Peoples work - Society of Jewish assimilates and anti Zionists in Croatia).
After Breyer's death, his heirs donated to National and University Library in Zagreb 353 books and a large number of vintage magazines.

Mirko Breyer timeline

1903In 1903, Breyer founded the educational publishing and antique bookstore "Slavenski znanstveni antikvarijat" (Slavic research antique store) in Zagreb.
1922In 1922 he founded the society "Narodni rad - društvo židovskih asimilanata i anticionista u Hrvatskoj" (Peoples work - Society of Jewish assimilates and anti Zionists in Croatia).

The world when Mirko Breyer was born

Mirko Breyer was born in 1863. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1863

Best-selling bookLes Misérables by Victor Hugo (English translation)

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst organized baseball game with set rules
Top headlineEmancipation Proclamation frees enslaved people
Technology milestoneFirst subway opens in London
World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderAbraham Lincoln
U.S. population32.6M

1863 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mirko Breyer's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1863	2026
Population	32.6M	341 million

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