Richard Lugner

Richard Lugner
Lugner in 2019
Born
Richard Lugner

(1932-10-11)11 October 1932
Died12 August 2024(2024-08-12) (aged 91)
Vienna, Austria
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • politician
Spouses
  • Christine Gmeiner
    (m. 1961; div. 1978)
  • Cornelia Laufersweiler
    (m. 1979; div. 1983)
  • Susanne Dietrich
    (m. 1984; div. 1989)
  • Christina Lugner
    (m. 1990; div. 2007)
  • Cathy Schmitz
    (m. 2014; div. 2016)
  • Simone Reiländer
    (m. 2024)
Children4

Richard Siegfried "Mörtel" Lugner (11 October 1932 – 12 August 2024) was an Austrian businessman in the construction industry, a Viennese society figure, and an independent politician.

He was known for constructing Vienna’s first mosque and renovating the city’s main synagogue. He also opened Lugner City, a prominent shopping mall, and became famous for inviting celebrities to the Vienna Opera Ball.