Ede Magyar

The native form of this personal name is Magyar Ede. This article uses the Western name order.

Ede Magyar

Ede Magyar (Ede Oszadszki) (Orosháza, January 31, 1877 – Szeged, May 5, 1912) was an architect, nicknamed 'the Hungarian Gaudi' for his similar organic style.

Life and career

Reok Palace in Szeged by Ede Magyar

The son of Mihaly Oszadszki, a cabinet maker, Magyar was three years old when the family changed its name. He became a master builder after studying in Budapest in 1901, and completed further studies abroad. His short but notable career focused on Szeged where he designed the Reok Palace (1907) and numerous other organic buildings. He was only 35 when he committed suicide following disappointment in love. He was buried in Dugonics cemetery where there is a permanent memorial to him tended by the city council since 2004.

Szeged Reformed Palace

Works

Szeged: Burghardt house (Cafe Wien); Schaffer house (1904); Reok Palace (1907); Unger-Mayer house (1911), Reformed Palace

Zenta: Rottmann house (1910); Royal Hotel (1911)

Kaposvár Theatre (1911) with Jozsef Stahl

Hódmezővásárhely: Simon palace (1910)

Unger-Mayer house, Szeged

Translated from Hungarian Wikipedia.

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Name	Magyar, Ede
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Date of birth	January 31, 1877
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Date of death	May 5, 1912
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