Leo Hönigsberg was famous Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

n architect.

Early life and family

Hönigsberg was born in Zagreb

Zagreb

Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy

Austria-Hungary

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, to a Croatian Jewish family. He studied in Vienna

Vienna

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 at the Technische Hochschule (today the Vienna University of Technology

Vienna University of Technology

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) under Heinrich von Ferstel

Heinrich von Ferstel

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 where he graduated in 1883. Hönigsberg trained at the studios of Ludwig Tischler and Anton Krones.

Later years

In 1887 Hönigsberg returned to Zagreb. He worked he worked with Julio Deutsch

Julio Deutsch

Julio Deutsch was well-known Croatian architect known for his architectural art nouveau style.-Early life and family:Deutsch was born in Geppersdorf, near Opava, in Austro-Hungarian Monarchy to a Jewish family.-Education and later years:...

 at Kuno Waidmann's studio on the recommendation of Hermann Helmer. In 1889 Hönigsberg and Deutsch founded the Hönigsberg & Deutsch

Hönigsberg & Deutsch

Hönigsberg & Deutsch was an architecture studio and construction company formed in Zagreb by architects Leo Hönigsberg and Julio Deutsch, active between 1889 and 1911. They produced over 90 known works in the Lower Town area of Zagreb, built during the redevelopment in the years following the 1880...

bureau, which soon grew into one of the largest building companies in Zagreb.

After the death of Hönigsberg, in 1911, the studio was taken over by Deutsch.