Margit Tevan

• Name — Margit Tevan • Born — 18 January 1901 • Birthplace — Békéscsaba, Hungary • Died — 3 November 1978 • Place of death — Budapest • Education — Academy of Applied Arts, Budapest • Known for — Goldsmithing • Spouse — Miklós Engel • Children — Engel Tevan István • Awards — Silver medal at the Milan Triennial VII of 1940 Mihály Munkácsy Award

Margit Tevan was born on 18 January 1901 in Békéscsaba in Hungary into a Jewish family whose father was running an editing house. She studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in Budapest and after one year specialized with some of the most famous goldsmiths of the time: Richard Zutt and Ferenc (Francis) Kiss. Not being interested in making jewels, she later joined Arpád Vértes' workshop which was better known under the name of "Stúdió" (1927–1928). In 1927 she married the chemical engineer Miklós Engel and moved to Budapest. By creating boxes and plates, she innovates the goldsmith tradition which at the time was more interested in making vases and bowls.

Between 1944 and 1945, Tevan was forced to live in the international ghetto of Budapest and obtained a safe conduct passport from the Swedish authorities. She continued to work during the Communist era where she kept her poetic register with smaller works that are sometimes offered as presents. References to both Jewish and Christian culture appear in Tevan's work.