About Leo Hönigsberg
Lived 1861 – 1911 (aged 49–50). Leo Hönigsberg was an Austrian architect.
Leo Hönigsberg (, ; born in 1861, died in 1911) was a famous Croatian architect and co-owner of the architecture studio Hönigsberg & Deutsch.
Early life and family Hönigsberg was born in Zagreb, Austrian Empire, to a Croatian-Jewish family. He studied in Vienna at the Technische Hochschule (today the Vienna University of Technology) under Heinrich von Ferstel where he graduated in 1883. Hönigsberg trained at the studios of Ludwig Tischler and Anton Krones.
Later years In 1887 Hönigsberg returned to Zagreb where he worked with Julio Deutsch, at Kuno Waidmann's studio on the recommendation of Hermann Helmer. In 1889 Hönigsberg and Deutsch founded the Hönigsberg & Deutsch bureau, which soon grew into one of the largest building companies in Zagreb.
After the death of Hönigsberg, in 1911, the studio was taken over by Deutsch. Hönigsberg was buried at the Mirogoj Cemetery.
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Who was Leo Hönigsberg?
Croatian architect
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Leo Hönigsberg was born in 1861 in Zagreb.
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Leo Hönigsberg died on 2 May 1911 in Zagreb.
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Leo Hönigsberg was an architect.
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Leo Hönigsberg was Austrian.
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