Henrik Böhm (10 April 1867 – 23 October 1936) was a Hungarian Jewish architect who worked in the

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style.

Life and works

After attending schools in

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and

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, Böhm earned a degree in architecture from the

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in 1890. After a long study trip, he then settled in Budapest. His main works: * New town hall,

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(1899) * (1905-1906) * Trade Casino in

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, Croatia * Újpestvidéki Takarékpénztár in Újpest He also excelled in funerary architecture: he designed several tombs in the

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cemetery.

References

"SZEMÉLYNÉV: Böhm Henrik"
in: Péter Ujvári. '. 1929.

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bohm, Henrik Hungarian architects 1867 births 1936 deaths Architects from Austria-Hungary