Leo Hönigsberg (, ; born in 1861, died in 1911) was a famous

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n architect and co-owner of the architecture studio Hönigsberg & Deutsch.

Early life and family

Hönigsberg was born in

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, to a Croatian-Jewish family. Ha-Kol (Glasilo Židovske zajednice u Hrvatskoj); Aleksander Laslo, Nataša Maksimović Subašić; Graditelji novog Zagreba; stranica 22; broj 108, siječanj / veljača 2009. He studied in

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at the ''Technische Hochschule'' (today the

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) under

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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

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. 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

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. Gradska groblja Zagreb: Lavoslav Hoenigsberg, Mirogoj Ž-924-ARKP-12/2

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Early life and family

Later years

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