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István Széchenyi
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Hungarian nobleman, writer, politician and national revivalist (1791–1860)
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István Széchenyi was a Hungarian writer and politician who held the noble title of count. He was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. His religious affiliation was with the Catholic Church. Széchenyi spoke and wrote in Hungarian.
He authored several works, including *Hitel*, *Naplo*, *Feleselo naplok*, *Akademiai beszedek*, and *Ado Es Ket Garas* (1844). He received the awards Pour le Mérite and Order of the Holy Spirit. He also held the military rank of captain.
Born in Vienna, he died in Döbling on April 8, 1860. His manner of death was suicide. He is buried in Nagycenk. He was married to Crescence Seilern and was the father of Ödön Széchenyi and Béla Széchenyi. His father was Ferenc Széchényi, and he belonged to the Széchényi family.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Ado Es Ket Garas (1844) (Hungarian Edition)
- Akademiai beszedek
- Feleselo naplok
- Hitel
- Naplo
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Preceded by
- office created
- Succeeded by
- László Csány
- Born
- ( 1791-09-21 ) 21 September 1791, Vienna , Archduchy of Austria
- Died
- 8 April 1860 (1860-04-08) (aged 68), Oberdöbling , Austrian Empire
- Spouse
- Crescence Seilern
- Children
- Béla, Ödön , Júlia
- Parent s
- Ferenc Széchényi , Julianna Festetics
- Profession
- Politician
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- István
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austrian Empire
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Döbling
- Spouse
- Crescence Seilern
- Child
- Béla Széchenyi
- Father
- Ferenc Széchényi
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- independent politician
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Family
- Széchényi family
- Noble title
- count
- Military rank
- captain
- Image
- István Széchenyi.jpg
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- Commons category
- István Széchenyi
- date of birth
- 1792-09-21
- date of death
- 1860-04-08
- manner of death
- Suicide
- Commons gallery
- István Széchenyi
- place of burial
- Nagycenk
- name in native language
- Széchenyi István
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to István Széchenyi, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Nemzet veszte
A' szó szentsége
Nemes érzelmű
A 'Home
Emberi iparkodás
A' tiszta lelkiismeret
A' kormány
Miveltség haszna
Tehetségünk használása
A' tökéletesség
Állhatatosság
Élet
Dolgos fürgeség
Haza-szeretet
Maxima
A' hit
Hizelkedés
Az emberi élet
Munka szüksége
Earth orbit
Jog
Bölcs nemzet
Jó 's rosz
A 'henye
Igaz szó
Gyenge, erős
Uncle
Közhála
Hazánk emelhetése
Tükör
Magyar
Nemesítő
satisfaction
Uncle
Utánzás
~13 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Count István Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék (Hungarian: sárvár-felsővidéki gróf Széchenyi István, pronounced [ˈʃɑ̈ˑrvɑ̈ˑrˌfɛlʃøˑvideːki ˌɡroːf ˈse̝ːt͡ʃe̝ːɲi ˌiʃtvɑ̈ːn]; archaically English: Stephen Széchenyi; 21 September 1791 – 8 April 1860) was a Hungarian politician, political theorist, and writer. Widely considered one of the greatest statesmen in his nation's history, within Hungary he is still known to many as "the Greatest Hungarian".
Family and early life
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