Ferenc Széchényi
Hungarian statesman
Count Ferenc Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsővidék was a Hungarian nobleman and statesman, known for founding the Hungarian National Library and the National Museum in Budapest. The library is today named the National Széchényi Library after him. Wikipedia
Born: April 1754, Fertőszéplak, Hungary
Died: December 13, 1820 (age 66 years), Vienna, Austria
Children: István Széchenyi, Lajos Széchényi, Pál Széchenyi, and more
Spouse: Juliána Festetics (m. 1777–1820)
Parents: Zsigmond Széchényi
Organizations founded: National Széchényi Library and Hungarian National Museum
Books: Catalogi bibliothecae hungaricae Széchényiano-regnicolaris supplementum I: scriptores hungaros et rerum hungaricarum typis editos complectens, Index alter libros Bibliothecae Hungaricae Széchényiano-Regnicolaris supplemento I-[II] comprehensos in scientiarum ordines distributos exhibens, and Catalogus Bibliothecae Hungaricae Nationalis Széchényianae: Scriptores Hungaros Et Rerum Hungaricarum typis editos complectentis. A.-Z.. Tomi I.. Supplementum I.