Leo Müller

Leo Müller (from 1938 Miler; 1894–1941) was a Croatian industrialist, entrepreneur, philanthropist and second son of well known Croatian industrialist Adolf Müller.

Family and personal life Müller was born in Zagreb into the wealthy and influential Jewish family of Adolf Müller. He had an older brother Alfred Müller, also an entrepreneur. Müller was married to Nada (née Spitzer) with whom he had three sons, Marijan, Rajko and Branko. Müller fought in World War I as an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army. He was a member of the National Council of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. In 1938, on the eve of World War II, Müller, his brother and their families converted to Catholicism and changed their surname to Miler due to the worsening political situation and rising antisemitism fuelled by Nazi propaganda.

Business career The Müller brick factory, Catholic church in front and gathered employees in the group photo.From his father, Müller inherited the brick factory in Zagreb and brickyard near Karlovac. In the mid-1930, Müller founded the chemical laboratory which would later become the large plantation for planting fruits and vegetables, known as "Müllerov Brijeg". Müller improved the business of the Zagreb brick factory. He was very loved and popular among his employees, for whom he built the Catholic Church in front of the brick factory, organized and provided night school, kitchen with hot meals, and workers orchestra.