Jenő Bory (

Székesfehérvár Székesfehérvár (; ; ; ; Serbian language, Serbian: ''Стони Београд''; ), known colloquially as Fehérvár (), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the Regions of Hungary, regional capital of C ...

, 9 November 1879 – Székesfehérvár, 20 December 1959) was a Hungarian architect and sculptor.

Background

Bory received his degree in building engineering in Budapest in 1903. He enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts to study sculpture under

Alajos Stróbl Alajos Stróbl ( slovakian ''Alojz Štróbl, full name Alojz Ján Viliam Štróbl, Strobl de Liptóujvár'', ''Aloysius Joannes Vilhelmus Strobel'' )) (21 June 1856 – 13 December 1926) was a Austro-Hungarian sculptor and artist of Slova ...

. At this time he met his wife, Ilona Komocsin (1885-1974), who became a notable painter after finishing her studies in

Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...

. During

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

as a soldier he was appointed as an official war artist in

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

for which he received the Order of Franz Josef. He taught at the Academy of Fine Arts (1911–46) and at the Technical University (1921–44). He was rector of the academy between 1943 and 1945. He was largely responsible for the building of the so-called ''Bory castle'' in Székesfehérvár which is decorated by his and his wife's works. He built this fantastic, castle-like structure out of concrete with his own hands for 41 years. Sculptor Ferenc Varga apprenticed under Bory.

Gallery

Bory-var 2006 June.jpg, Bory Castle in Székesfehérvár Szekesfehervar 2005 11 009 kicsi.JPG, Column by Bory in Székesfehérvár Kaposvár Bory Szent István-kút.jpg , St Stephen's well in Kaposvar, part of Our Lady Church

References

External links

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Bory Castle, Székesfehérvár – The symbol of eternal love
(in English) 1879 births 1959 deaths People from Székesfehérvár 20th-century Hungarian people 19th-century Hungarian sculptors 20th-century Hungarian sculptors 19th-century Hungarian architects 20th-century Hungarian architects Hungarian art Hungarian University of Fine Arts people {{Hungary-sculptor-stub