Zsigmond Quittner

Gresham Palace in Budapest
Former Pesti Magyar Kereskedelmi Bank, now interior ministry

Zsigmond Quittner (February 13, 1859 – October 25, 1918) was a Hungarian architect.[1]

Career

Quittner was born in Pest in 1859. He studied for his degree in Munich and worked in Budapest from 1880.[1] His style is eclectic, a commercial version of the Vienna Secession. He also had an important role in public life, taking part in the city chamber of commerce, National Building Council and was president of the Hungarian Institute of Architects. He died in Vienna in 1918.

Main buildings in Budapest

References

  1. 1 2 Quittner Zsigmond, Hungarian Electronic Library, retrieved 13 May 2012 (Hungarian)


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