Andrija Ljudevit Adamić ( it, Andrea Lodovico Adamich; 29 November 1766 – 31 October 1828) was a Croatian trader from the City of Fiume ( hr, Rijeka), builder, supporter of economical and cultural development. Adamich was born into a wealthy

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family of Simon Adamić, tobacco merchant and large estates owner. Adamich was the founder and owner of many factories and manufacturers (paper, liquor, rope, etc.), and a shipowner. He co-founded the Fiume-based firm ''Simone Adamich e Figlio'' ('Simone Adamich & Son') with his father in 1786 and worked there until 1800. As the building chancellor of the Fiume ''Gubernium'' in 1790, he tried to transform Fiume into a modern city. His works on the plan of

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are also noted. In 1805 he financed and built a theatre with a capacity of 1,600 people, which was subsequently razed. After the

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harbour was blocked, and the city was upon the brink of starvation when the English and French navies left. Adamich managed to revive the city's economy, and allowed it to prosper and evolve fully in the age of

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. He represented Fiume at the

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in 1822 and the Bratislava Assembly in 1824-25. Adamich was a visionary, and a great man in history of

. He spoke 6 languages, and had a vast influence in political and merchant circles. The

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Andrea de Adamich Andrea Lodovico de Adamich (born 3 October 1941) is a former racing driver from Italy. He participated in 34 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, making his debut on 1 January 1968. He scored a total of six championship points. He also p ...

is a distant descendant.

Sources

* ''Časopis za ekonomsku povijest Jugoslavije'' (1982) * Kobler, Giovanni ''Memorie per la storia della liburnica città di Fiume'' (1896)

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