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Artúr Görgei

1818 - 1916

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Artúr Görgei de Görgő et Toporc (born Arthur Görgey; Hungarian: görgői és toporci Görgei Artúr, German: Arthur Görgey von Görgő und Toporc; 30 January 1818 – 21 May 1916) was a Hungarian military leader renowned for being one of the greatest generals of the Hungarian Revolutionary Army. In his youth, Görgei was a talented chemist, with his work in the field of chemistry being recognized by many renowned Hungarian and European chemists. However, now he is more widely known for his role in the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence of 1848–1849. As the most successful general and greatest military genius of the Hungarian Revolutionary Army, he was the leader of the victorious Spring Campaign and liberated almost all of Western Hungary from Austrian occupation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Artúr Görgei is the 11,102nd most popular politician (down from 9,968th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 83rd in 2019) and the 38th most popular Slovak Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Artúr Görgei ranks 11,102 out of 19,576Before him are Radu Vasile, Amalaberga, Bretislav III, Árpád Szakasits, Nino Burjanadze, and Princess Anne of Orléans. After him are Gaius Sextius Calvinus, Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, Roman Rudenko, Hai Rui, Irakli Kobakhidze, and H. C. Hansen.

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Among people born in 1818, Artúr Görgei ranks 60Before him are Mary Elizabeth Barber, Petar Preradović, Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufmann, Angelica Singleton Van Buren, Louis Buffet, and Aasmund Olavsson Vinje. After him are Şihabetdin Märcani, John Henninger Reagan, Eduard Totleben, Louis Faidherbe, Conrad of Parzham, and Carl Remigius Fresenius. Among people deceased in 1916, Artúr Görgei ranks 87Before him are Princess Augusta of Cambridge, Adolph Frank, Hugo von Pohl, Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe, Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz, and Eduard Nápravník. After him are Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin, Ioannis Frangoudis, Eugen Dücker, Lily Braun, William Foulke, and Mário de Sá-Carneiro.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Artúr Görgei ranks 103 out of 418Before him are Ernest Nagel (1901), Štefan Čambal (1908), Magdaléna Vášáryová (1948), Štefan Tiso (1897), Miroslav Lajčák (1963), and Aurel Stodola (1859). After him are Pavol Molnár (1936), Dušan Uhrin (1943), Stan Mikita (1940), Ruzena Bajcsy (1933), Matthias Bel (1684), and Juraj Haulik (1788).

Among POLITICIANS In Slovakia

Among politicians born in Slovakia, Artúr Görgei ranks 38Before him are Teréz Brunszvik (1775), Alexander Mach (1902), Marián Čalfa (1946), Jozef Lenárt (1923), Štefan Tiso (1897), and Miroslav Lajčák (1963). After him are Maroš Šefčovič (1966), Viliam Široký (1902), Ján Čarnogurský (1944), Vasiľ Biľak (1917), Peter Šťastný (1956), and Eugen Suchoň (1908).