Sculptor; winner of the Kossuth Prize (1953), of the Munkácsy Prize (1956); and a Merited Artist (1972). After his difficult childhood he was sent to a woodwork school in Újpest in 1922-23. In 1923 he was a student of Lajos Mátrai at the Department of Decorative Sculpture of the College of Applied Art for a year. Between 1928 and 1931 he created models in János Pásztor's atelier. From 1928 to 1931 he continued his studies as a student of Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl at the Budapest Academy of Fine Arts. From 1930 he worked alongside his master. He appeared at an exhibition for the first time in 1926. After establishing himself as an independent artist his peculiar artistic style started to unfold in the 40s (Harvesting Girl, 1937, Fatherly Love, 1939; Undressing, around 1940; Reed-cutter, 1941; Fishermen, 1947). In 1939 he won the 5000 Pengő prize of the Balló Ede Foundation. In 1940 he prepared one of his most important works, the 18 m long, 32-figure aluminium relief in the Budapest Sports Arena after winning the competition of the National Physical Education Council. The relief depicts the history of sport from the ancient times to the most recent times. His statue entitled 'Shepherd Girl' was erected in Nyíregyháza in 1941.

In his art monuments, memorial sculptures and monumental plastics ('Soviet Heroes' Monument', Újpest, 1949; 'György Szondy', Budapest, Körönd, 1952; '1st of May', Budapest, Széchenyi Housing Estate, 1958; 'Lenin Monument', Veszprém; 'Romanian Monument', 1962; Debrecen) play a central role. He worked together with Lajos Ungvári on the six side-figures of the Kossuth Monument in front of the Parliament Building (1952; the main figure was made by Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl). In his oeuvre a marked emphasis is given to portraits, predominantly in the form of smaller size monuments ('Mihály Zichy', Margitsziget, 1957; 'Mikszáth', Budapest, Mikszáth Kálmán tér, 1960; 'Haydn', Budapest, Haydn Park, 1960; 'András Mechwart', Budapest, Mechwart tér, 1965). His busts drawing on folk themes ('Peasant Woman', 'Man with Furcap', etc.) and his small plastic creations are also noteworthy. Several of his artworks are kept by the Hungarian National Gallery.