George Molnar OBE AO (Hungarian: Molnár György) (25 April 1910, Nagyvárad – 16 November 1998, Sydney) was born in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary and came to Australia in 1939 as a sponsored migrant, to take up a job as government architect.[1] His talents were such that in Australia he became a much admired cartoonist and an architecture lecturer at the .[1]
Molnar studied architecture and engineering in Budapest,[2] graduating in 1932.[3] He initally worked as a government architect in Canberra.[1][2] Later he taught architecture at UNSW and University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning.[1]
His friendship with Bernard Hesling led to his being employed as a cartoonist for the Daily Telegraph from 1945 before moving to the Sydney Morning Herald in 1954.[2]
In 1971, he was awarded an OBE for services to journalism and architecture.[4] and became an officer of the Order of Australia in 1988.[5]
Articles
Molnar, George (Summer 1956–1957). "Good Manners in Street Architecture". Quadrant. 1 (1): 37–45.
References
- ^ a b c d Attila Urmenyhazi, 'Molnar, George (1910–1998)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed 26 September 2021
- ^ a b c Melbourne Press Club. "George Molnar". MPC - Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "GEORGE MOLNAR AO OBE". 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "OBE: Mr George Molnar". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Officer of the Order of Australia (AO): Mr. George Molnar". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
Bibliography
- Human scale in architecture: George Molnar's Sydney / Jo Holder, Robert Freestone and Joan Kerr (2003, ISBN 1-877004-29-4)
- George Molnar's Sydney at the Wayback Machine (archived March 18, 2004) – A discussion about Molnar with host Phillip Adams and guests Jo Holder and Joan Kerr for Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio
- Life in Canberra / by Alan Fitzgerald with illustrations by George Molnar (1975, ISBN 0-909278-01-6)
External links
- George Molnar collection – held and digitised by the National Library of Australia
- DAAO Biography: George Molnar
- George Molnar cartoons in wikidata with links via Trove to the images (copyright in Australia until 2068)
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