Gyula Jungfer
Illustration — Gyula Jungfer Gyula Jungfer (9 January 1841, in Pest – 21 November 1908, in Budapest) was a Hungarian artist working with wrought iron. He is considered one of the most important masters in decorative art in the turn-of-the-century Hungary.
Gyula Jungfer
![Jungfer Gyula (1841-1908) a 18. század végétől működő műlakatos dinasztia legismertebb és legelismertebb tagjának és családjának sírja Budapesten. Kerepesi temető: Á. B. 8. [kivitelezők: Gerenday-cég, Jungfer cég].](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Jungfer_Gyula_s%C3%ADrja.jpg/1200px-Jungfer_Gyula_s%C3%ADrja.jpg)
Dr Varga József · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Born
- 1841 · Pest.
- Died
- 1908 · Budapest.
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Occupation
- blacksmith · entrepreneur · artist · goldsmith
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Life
Life
Jungfer learned craftsmanship in his father's smithy, then he went on a grand tour around Western Europe. He came back to Pest in 1866 and opened his own workshop which soon became known for the high quality of its products and its innovative floral designs. Jungfer received many important public and private commissions during the last decades of the 19th century.
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Gyula Jungfer, a goldsmith, was born in 1841 and died in 1908. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Works
Jungfer made all the wrought iron works in Buda Castle, the new Hungarian Parliament Building, Hungarian State Opera House, Saint Stephen's Basilica, Keleti Railway Station, Vigadó Concert Hall and other city palaces. His most important work, the railing of Buda Castle, was destroyed during the Battle of Budapest, but it was faithfully restored in 1981. Many of his lesser works are kept in the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest.
Jungfer Gyula (Pest, 1841. január 9. – Budapest, 1908. november 21.) műlakatos, díszműkovács, vasárugyáros.
Unknown author (not named in the original sources) · Ország-Világ, 1906. január 28. 5. szám, 94. oldal
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1841
Gyula Jungfer born at Pest.
1908
Gyula Jungfer died at Budapest.
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