Ignjat Fischer

Ignjat Fischer
Born (1870-06-18)18 June 1870
Zagreb, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, (now Croatia)
Died 19 January 1948(1948-01-19) (aged 77)
Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croat
Occupation Architect
Buildings Parliament of Croatia
City Savings bank palace (on the left) in Ban Jelačić Square; designed by Fischer (1922–1925)

Ignjat Nathan Fischer (18 June 1870, Zagreb – 19 January 1948, Zagreb) was a Croatian architect who was active in Zagreb during the first half of the 20th century.[1][2]

Early life and education

Fischer was born in Zagreb to a Croatian Jewish[2][3][4] family, his father, Samuel, was a prominent construction engineer.[2][5][6][7] He studied in Vienna and Prague.[2]

Career

In his early stage he was one of the major architects who introduced the Vienna Secession in Croatian architecture. During that phase he created several impressive designs, such as a house Rado at Strossmayer Square 7 in 1897, sanatorium in Klaićeva street known for its V-based ground plan in 1908, and building of the deanery and the institute of pathology at the Medical Faculty of Šalata in 1912.[2][8]

During the Interwar period, Fischer designed in the spirit of late modernism, historicism and modestism. His greatest achievements are the forestry Academy building in Mažuranić Square 5 in 1920, city Savings bank palace at the Ban Jelačić Square in 1922–1925 (upgraded in 1931), and modern house Arko at Dolac Market.[2][9]

The full extent of Fischer's work is not known with certainty. Recent research discovered a number of architectural designs that were previously not attributed to him, most notably the building of the Croatian Parliament in the St. Mark's Square.[2][6] In Zagreb, he had a large studio where he designed up to forty different buildings.[2]

Personal life

Fischer was a member of Croatian Freemasonry.[2][10] He was married to Helena (née Egersrodfer) with whom he had two daughters, Ivana and Marija Magdalena. Events before and during World War II affected his health.[2] His daughter Ivana recalled that her "father was imprisoned even when he was 70 years old, because he was a Jew. As a result of those persecutions he became seriously ill and died in 1948."[6] Fischer was buried at the Mirogoj Cemetery.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Zagrebačka židovska topografija u Donjem gradu" (PDF). www.zoz.hr (in Croatian). Ha-Kol, magazine of the Jewish community Zagreb.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Marina Bagarić (2011)
  3. ↑ Ivo Goldstein (2005, pp. 287)
  4. ↑ Snješka Knežević (2011, p. 177)
  5. ↑ "The Jews of Croatia". www.jewishrenaissance.org.uk. Jewish Renaissance.
  6. 1 2 3 "Ignjat Fischer: Projektirao je i Hrvatski sabor, ali i javne kuće u Kožarskoj ulici". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Jutarnji list.
  7. ↑ (in Croatian) Ha-Kol (Glasilo Židovske zajednice u Hrvatskoj); Aleksander Laslo, Nataša Maksimović Subašić; Graditelji novog Zagreba; stranica 22; broj 108, siječanj / veljača 2009.
  8. ↑ Bagarić, Marina (2006). "Sanatorij u Klaićevoj ulici u Zagrebu - djelo arhitekta Ignjata Fischera" (PDF). Radovi Instituta za povijest umjetnosti (in Croatian). Zagreb: Institute of Art History (30): 265–280. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  9. ↑ Marina Biluš (16 October 2007). "19 dragulja u centru Zagreba" [19 gems in the centre of Zagreb] (in Croatian). Nacional. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "FOTO Novi broj magazina Svijet ekskluzivno donosi: Prvi pogled u londonski dom Gorana Štroka". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Jutarnji list.
  11. ↑ "Grobno mjesto Ignjata Fischera F-9-I-4" (in Croatian). www.gradskagroblja.hr. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  12. ↑ (in Croatian) Gradska groblja Zagreb: Ignjat Fischer, Mirogoj RKT-9-I-4

Bibliography

  • Goldstein, Ivo (2005). Židovi u Zagrebu 1918 - 1941. Zagreb: Novi Liber. ISBN 953-6045-23-0.
  • Bagarić, Marina (2011). Arhitekt Ignjat Fischer. Zagreb: Meandarmedia. ISBN 978-953-735-576-0.
  • Snješka Knežević, Aleksander Laslo (2011). Židovski Zagreb. Zagreb: AGM, Židovska općina Zagreb. ISBN 978-953-174-393-8.
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