Herbert S. Auerbach

Herbert S. Auerbach (October 4, 1882 – March 19, 1945) was a prominent Jewish businessman in Salt Lake City and also a member of the Utah House of Representatives.

Early life and education[]

Auerbach was born on October 4, 1882 in Salt Lake City,^[1] where his father ran a department store. At age 15 he went to Germany to study at in Wiesbaden, then Lausanne, Switzerland.^[1] He then went to Columbia University where he received a degree in metallurgy in 1906.^[1]

Career[]

He spent the next five years working with mines in Colorado, but from 1911 on spent his time running the family department store in Salt Lake City.^[1]

Auerbach also served as a member of the University of Utah board of regents, a major in the Ordnance Section of the United States Army during World War I,^[1] and a member of the Utah State Legislature from 1925–1929.

Auerbach also pursued studies in Utah history and was a poet and songwriter.

Death and legacy[]

Auerbach died on March 19, 1945.^[1]

Although a Jew, his funeral was held at the Salt Lake Assembly Hall of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Frank W. Asper as organist and Jessie Evans Smith singing at least one solo.

Sources[]

• bio of Auerbach

External links[]

• Herbert S. Auerbach Collection on Mormons and Indians at Princeton University

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