Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz | |
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 Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz (ca. 1927) | |
| Born | (1883-09-01)September 1, 1883 |
| Died | October 1, 1948(1948-10-01) (aged 65) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts |
| Occupation(s) | architect, preservationist |
| Spouse | Stefania (née Rzepko-Łaska) |
| Children | 1 daughter (Sława) |
| Parent(s) | Polikarp Szyszko-Bohusz (father) Marcelina (née Rząśnicka) (mother) |
| Buildings | Presidential Castle inWisła Feniks House inKraków PKO BP Building in Kraków |
Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz (1 September 1883, inNarva – 1 October 1948, inKraków) was a Polish architect and conservator of monuments, a leading representative ofhistoricism andmodernism in Poland.
He was born on 1 September 1883 inNarva,Russian Empire (present-dayEstonia) to parents Polikarp Szyszko-Bohusz and mother Marcelina (née Rząśnicka).
Between 1902 and 1909, he studied inSaint Petersburg, later also inAustria inGermany. In 1910 Szyszko-Bohusz began lecturing at theJagiellonian University and at theJan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. In 1912 he moved toLwow, to lecture at theLviv Polytechnic, where he remained until 1916.[1]
Upon returning to Krakow, in 1916, Szyszko-Bohusz was given the post of the director of renovation crew of theWawel Castle. Due to his efforts, several buildings as well as rooms of the castle were remodelled and renewed. He discovered remnants of theRomanesque prince’s palladium in front of the northern elevation of the castle (1921). In the years 1935–1938 he conducted restoration works in the western part of the cathedral. It was at that time that inSt. Leonard's Crypt bishop Maurus’s tomb was found (d. 1118), as well as several fragments of the walls of the Romanesque cathedral and traces of its sequence of transformations. He created thesarcophagus ofJuliusz Słowacki and helped with creation of the crypt ofJozef Pilsudski.[2]
In 1920, Szyszko-Bohusz became director of Department of Antique Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts, and two years later he became rector of the college. Between 1932 and 1939, he was a director of the Architecture Department at theWarsaw University of Technology.
Szyszko-Bohusz was also a renowned architect. He designed his own family villa inPrzegorzały,[3] the monumental office of the Krakow’s branch ofPKO Bank Polski (1924) and several other buildings in Krakow. He designed the Castle of the President of Poland in the town ofWisla and the House of Health inZakopane. Also, Szyszko-Bohusz was editor of theArchitekt monthly.[4]
DuringWorld War II, Szyszko-Bohusz, with permission of theHome Army, worked in a private German architectural office, and in 1945 he returned to his post at the Wawel Castle. In the same year, he co-created Architecture Department at theAGH University of Science and Technology.[5]
He died on 1 October 1948 and was buried at theRakowicki Cemetery in Krakow.
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