Ignjat Fischer
| Ignjat Fischer | |
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| Born |
18 June 1870 Zagreb, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, (now Croatia) |
| Died |
19 January 1948 (aged 77) Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Buildings | Parliament of Croatia |
Ignjat Nathan Fischer (born June 18, 1870, Zagreb, died January 19, 1948, Zagreb) was a well-known Croatian architect of Jewish ancestry, active in Zagreb in the first half of the 20th century.[1][2]
Early life and education
Fischer was born in Zagreb to a Croatian Jewish[3][4][2] family, his father Samuel was a prominent construction engineer.[2][5][6][7] He studied in Vienna and Prague.[2]
Career
In his early stage he was one of the major architects who introduced the secession in Croatian architecture. In that sense, he created a high-quality achievements, such as a house Rado at Strossmayer Square 7 in 1897, sanatorium in Klaićeva street known for its V-based ground plan in 1908, and building of the deanery and the institute of pathology at the Medical Faculty of Šalata in 1912.[2][8]
In between the two world wars, he designed in the spirit of late modernism, historicism and the modestism. His greatest achievements are the building of the forestry Academy in Mažuranić Square 5 in 1920, city Savings bank palace at the Ban Jelačić Square in 1922–1925 (upgraded in 1931) and modern house Arko at Dolac Market.[2][9]
The full extent of Fischer's work is not known with certainty. Recent research discovered a number of architectural designs that were previously not attributed to him, most notably the building of the Croatian Parliament in the St. Mark's Square.[2][6] In Zagreb, he had a large studio where he designed up to forty different buildings.[2]
Personal life
Fischer was a member of Croatian Freemasonry.[2][10] He was married to Helena (née Egersrodfer) with whom he had two daughters, Ivana and Marija Magdalena. Events before and during World War II affected his health.[2] His daughter Ivana recalled that her " father was imprisoned even when he was 70 years old, because he was a Jew. As a result of those persecution he came seriously ill and has died in 1948."[6] Fischer was buried at the Mirogoj Cemetery.[11][12]
See also
References
- ↑ "Zagrebačka židovska topografija u Donjem gradu". www.zoz.hr (in Croatian) (Ha-Kol, magazine of the Jewish community Zagreb).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Marina Bagarić (2011)
- ↑ Ivo Goldstein (2005, pp. 287)
- ↑ Snješka Knežević (2011, p. 177)
- ↑ "The Jews of Croatia". www.jewishrenaissance.org.uk (Jewish Renaissance).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Ignjat Fischer: Projektirao je i Hrvatski sabor, ali i javne kuće u Kožarskoj ulici". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian) (Jutarnji list).
- ↑ (Croatian) Ha-Kol (Glasilo Židovske zajednice u Hrvatskoj); Aleksander Laslo, Nataša Maksimović Subašić; Graditelji novog Zagreba; stranica 22; broj 108, siječanj / veljača 2009.
- ↑ "Sanatorij u Klaićevoj ulici u Zagrebu - djelo arhitekta Ignjata Fischera". www.hart.hr (in Croatian) (Institute of Art History).
- ↑ Marina Biluš (16 October 2007). "19 dragulja u centru Zagreba" [19 gems in the centre of Zagreb] (in Croatian). Nacional. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "FOTO Novi broj magazina Svijet ekskluzivno donosi: Prvi pogled u londonski dom Gorana Štroka". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian) (Jutarnji list).
- ↑ (Croatian) "Grobno mjesto Ignjata Fischera F-9-I-4". www.gradskagroblja.hr. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
- ↑ (Croatian) Gradska groblja Zagreb: Ignjat Fischer, Mirogoj RKT-9-I-4
Bibliography
- Goldstein, Ivo (2005). Židovi u Zagrebu 1918 - 1941. Zagreb: Novi Liber. ISBN 953-6045-23-0.
- Bagarić, Marina (2011). Arhitekt Ignjat Fischer. Zagreb: Meandarmedia. ISBN 978-953-735-576-0.
- Snješka Knežević, Aleksander Laslo (2011). Židovski Zagreb. Zagreb: AGM, Židovska općina Zagreb. ISBN 978-953-174-393-8.
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