Ernő Foerk (3 February 1868, Temesvár – 26 January 1934,

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) was a Hungarian architect.

Life

Foerk originally began as a sculptor, but subsequently finished as a master builder. He studied at the

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, 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

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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.

References

* Sz. Gy.: In memoriam Foerk Ernő - Magyar Művészet, X. évfolyam, 1934. 2. szám, 55 oldal. * Hadik András – Pusztai László: Foerk Ernő (1868-1934) építész emlékkiállítása. Az O.M.F. Magyar Építészeti Múzeumának katalógusa. Budapest, O.M.F., 1984. 55 o. ill. * Új magyar életrajzi lexikon II. (D–Gy). Főszerk. Markó László. Budapest: Magyar Könyvklub. 2001. 725. o. 1868 births 1934 deaths Architects from Timișoara Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni Hungarian architects {{Hungary-architect-stub