Virgil Zsigmond Imre Nagy (1859 - 1921)

Born 25 Apr 1859 in Temesvár, Temes, Hungary

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Died 8 Nov 1921 at age 62 in Budapest, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun, Hungary

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Biography

Virgil was born in 1859. He is the son of Ince Nagy and Paulina Tóth. ^[1]. He was the best man at his brother Emil's marriage^[2]

He designed two of Budapest's bridges: The Liberty Bridge it was originally inaugurated as Franz Joseph (Ferenc József) Bridge by Franz Joseph, the Emperor ^[3][4] and the (old) Elisabeth Bridge, which was destroyed by the retreating Germans at the end of WWII. (A new Elisabeth Bridge has been constructed on its site in 1970.) It is interesting to mention that both bridges have been winners of international competitions and exhibit world-class technical achievements. With 290m Elisabeth Bridge held the world record for the largest span for a suspension bridge for a quarter of a century, for over 70 years for a Danube bridge and is still the only bridge over the Danube that has no pillars standing in the river. ^[5]

He was one of two Hungarian architects who designed the Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral in Nagyszeben (Now Sibiu, Romania)^[6]

He was a scrupulous architect and popular professor. According to an anecdote, it was still dawn when a figure in black tie was climbing upwards on the scaffolding of the Eastern Railway Station under construction. Around seven o'clock, the ``ironminister, Gábor Baross, also arrived to inspect the construction. He was also surprised to see the fragile figure in black tie in whom he recognized his ministry colleague. -What are you doing here? - asked. - Your Excellency, I have come to check the construction. -Very well! But why in a black tie? - The technician's ball ended at dawn, and I came straight from there,- the young engineer replied.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
2. ↑ Marriage certificate of Emil Nagy and Mária Lénárd, 1909
3. ↑ http://budapestdanube.com/liberty-bridge-budapest/
4. ↑ http://www.bridgesofbudapest.com/bridge/liberty_bridge
5. ↑ Wikipedia.hu: Erzsébet híd (Budapest, 1903–1945)
6. ↑ http://www.traveloromania.com/places-to-visit/holy-trinity-orthodox-cathedral/#.X3n4ZpP7Tzc
7. ↑ Ritoók, Pál: Az Erzsébet-híd építésze, NOL, 2001

• Death record: "Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68F6-4C9B : Sat Mar 09 05:18:35 UTC 2024), Entry for Nagy Virgil Zsigmond Ince and Nagy Ince, 8 Nov 1921.
• Funeral notice of Virgil Nagy, Budapest, 1921.
• Tombstone of Virgil Nagy and Lizzie Perfect, Billiongraves.
• Ritoók, Pál: Az Erzsébet-híd építésze, NOL, 2001
• Wikidata: Item Q969621, hu:Wikipedia

Mentioned

• Funeral notice of Mrs Incze Nagy neé Paulina Tóth de Becsó, Alsó-Bajom, 1899
• Funeral notice of Mrs Ödön Nagy born Etelka Veöreös de Szentgyörgyvölgy, Budapest, 1904.
• Marriage certificate of Emil Nagy and Mária Lénárd, 1909