Background
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)).
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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 Designed barracks for the Red Cross, to be known as Hauszmann-barracks in Austria and Switzerland 1891 Named chief architect for Buda Castle in Budapest In 1914 he went on an extended journey to Egypt and the Holy Land. In 1918 he was ennobled by King Charles IV of Hungary.
However, in the following year, his private home was confiscated during the Hungarian Soviet Republic.
He died, aged 79, in Velence. 1870 German Theater, Budapest (destroyed by fire in 1890).
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In 1924 he was elected an honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.