Leopold Trebitsch

1842–1906 (age 64)

Biography

Leopold Trebitsch, born in 1842, built his fortune in business with an emphasis on integrity, employing modern methods while remaining mindful of the people whose labor and loyalty supported his ventures.

He chose to reinvest his success in civic and cultural causes, helping to fund schools, charitable institutions, and the arts so that economic progress might be shared across the city.