Leó Goldberger

Life & Legacy

Leó Goldberger (2 May 1878, Budapest – 5 May 1945, Mauthausen), was a Hungarian textile industrialist and art collector. He was arrested by the Gestapo during the German occupation of Hungary and died shortly after the liberation of the Mauthausen concentration camp, where he had been imprisoned due to his Jewish heritage.
Goldberger was chairman and managing director of the Goldberger textile factory, founded in 1785. He played a pivotal role in the modernization of Hungary's textile industry during the early 20th century. His influence extended across numerous industrial and economic institutions: he was director of the National Association of Industrialists (GYOSZ), president of the National Association of Hungarian Textile Manufacturers, a board member of the Hungarian Institute of Foreign Trade, and a senior adviser to the Hungarian National Bank. In 1935, he was appointed to the Hungarian House of Lords.
On 19 March 1944, the day of the German invasion of Hungary, Goldberger was arrested by the Gestapo. He was deported to Mauthausen, where he died on 5 May 1945, just days after the camp was liberated.