| Occupation: | Politician, businessman, society leader |
| Relations: | Edgar Louton (great-grandson) |
| Native Name Lang: | de |
| Birth Place: | Austria-Hungary |
| Birth Name: | Adem Oster |
| Spouse: | Elisabetta Becker |
| Children: | 5 |
Adam Oster (German: Adem Oster) was an Austro-Hungarian businessman, prominent in Velimirovac. He was a leading society man, believed to have held public office during the late 19th century.[1]
He first established a successful village store, and eventually owned land and other businesses.[2] He was described as the paragon example of a burgher.[3]
Oster married Elisabetta Becker, with whom he had five children, Adam Oster Jr., Fredrich, Margarethe, Theresa and Elisabetta. One of his grandsons, Adam Rettinger (1902 - 1921) was killed when a plane crashed his fishing boat at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan.[4] His great-grandson, Edgar Louton is a noted missionary.[5]