Alajos Hauszmann (also called as Alois, June 9, 1847 – July 31, 1926), from 1918 Hauszmann de Velencze, was a
Hungarian architect, professor, and member of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Life
Hauszmann was born in
Buda in 1847 into a family of
Bavarian origin as the son of Ferenc Hauszmann and Anna Maár (siblings: Hermina (1845–1929), Ferenc (1850–1918) and Kornélia (1854–1837)). He studied painting from 1861, then became a bricklayer's apprentice. In 1864 he attended
Technical University of Budapest, and in 1866 he continued architecture studies at the
Bauakademie in
Berlin, along with
Ödön Lechner.
1868 Assistant Professor at the Technical University of Budapest
1869–1870. Grand tour of
Italy to study renaissance architecture
1872 Professor at the Technical University for the next 40 years
1874 Married Mariette Senior, whom he met in
Berlin
Hauszmann employed several architects who later became prominent in their own right, including
Albert Kálmán Kőrössy. In 1912 Hauszmann retired, and a year later he created a foundation for young architects graduating from the Technical University. In 1914 he went on an extended journey to
Egypt and the
Holy Land. In recognition of his work, he was ennobled by King
Charles IV of Hungary with the suffix de Velencze on March 10, 1918.[1] In the following year, his private home was confiscated during the
Hungarian Soviet Republic. In 1924 he was elected an honorary member of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He died, aged 79, in
Velence. He is buried in the
Kerepesi Cemetery in Budapest.
Major works
Architecture and design
1870 German Theater,
Budapest (destroyed by fire in 1890)