About Ernő Foerk
Lived 1868 – 1934 (aged 65). Ernő Foerk was a Hungarian architect.
Ernő Foerk (3 February 1868, Temesvár – 26 January 1934, Budapest) was a Hungarian architect.
Life Foerk originally began as a sculptor, but subsequently finished as a master builder. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, where he familiarised himself with the North Italian style, and this was the origin of his interest in Lombardian brick architecture. From 1891, he was assistant to Imre Steindl at the Technical University. He taught at the Hungarian School of Applied Arts from 1898 and became its director in 1920. He retired in 1929.
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Who was Ernő Foerk?
(1868–1934) Hungarian architect
When was Ernő Foerk born?
Ernő Foerk was born on 3 February 1868 in Timișoara.
When did Ernő Foerk die?
Ernő Foerk died on 26 January 1934 in Budapest.
What was Ernő Foerk's occupation?
Ernő Foerk was an architect.
What nationality was Ernő Foerk?
Ernő Foerk was Hungarian.
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