László Károly Ernő Zechmeister

1889-05-14 – 1972-02-28

László Zechmeister was born on May 14th, 1889 in the city of Györ, a town in the north-west of Hungary. At a time when the majority of the population was working as artisans, merchants, and farmers, his father Karl Zechmeister held the position of mayor and crown counsel of the city of Györ. During his time of mayoralty, the town developed to the third most important industrial center in the country. With the intention to acquire the best possible education, László attended grammar school and earned his “Maturitätszeugnis” in June 1906. He was recruited to serve in the Hungarian military for 1