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Gróf Széchenyi István. „The biggest Hungarian ” 1791 - 1860. Széchenyi István. Gróf Széchenyi István was a Hungarian politician , theorist and writer , one of the greatest statesmen of Hungarian history. Széchenyi István.
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Gróf Széchenyi István „The biggestHungarian”1791 - 1860
Széchenyi István Gróf Széchenyi István was a Hungarianpolitician, theorist and writer, one of thegreateststatesmenofHungarianhistory.
Széchenyi István He wasborninViennain 1791. The Széchenyi were an old and influentialnoblefamily of Hungary. István Széchenyi'sfather, Ferenc Széchenyi foundedtheHungarian National Museum and theHungarian National Library.
Széchenyi István As a writer István Széchenyi published series of politicalwritings, the Hitel (Credit, 1830), the Világ, (World/Light, 1831), and the Stádium (1833), addressedtheHungariannobility.
He supportedtheconstruction of thefirstpermanentbridgebetween Pest and Buda, whichnowadaysbearshisnameas "Széchenyi Lánchíd". Besidesitsadvantageintransportation , the "Lánchíd" became a highlysymbolicconstruction, thatforecastthelaterunification of thetwocitiesasBudapest
Széchenyi István Széchenyi committedsuicideby a shottohisheadonApril 8, 1860. AllHungary mournedhisdeath.Hisportrait is printed onthe 5000 Hungarian forint banknotesince 1990.