Cyril Colnik

Place: Austria

Born: 1871

Death: 1958

Biography:

Cyril Colnik (20 September 1871 – 25 October 1958) was a metalsmith originally from Austria sometimes called 'The Tiffany of wrought iron'. He emigrated to the United States to attend the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, where he won a gold medal for his entry to the exposition. He settled in Milwaukee Wisconsin, Colnik opened a workshop there in 1894. He was a pacifist, which lead him to close his business instead of making armaments for World War I. Colnik spent the remainder of his career working in and around Milwaukee, retiring in 1955.