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István Széchenyi

1791 - 1860

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Count István Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék (Hungarian: sárvár-felsővidéki gróf Széchenyi István, pronounced [ˈʃɑ̈ˑrvɑ̈ˑrˌfelʃøˑvidɛːki 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". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. István Széchenyi is the 4,653rd most popular politician (up from 4,674th in 2019), the 298th most popular biography from Austria (up from 304th in 2019) and the 97th most popular Austrian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, István Széchenyi ranks 4,653 out of 19,576. Before him are Norodom of Cambodia, Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, Bertha of Savoy, Habibullāh Kalakāni, Wallia, and Nobuyuki Abe. After him are Liz Cheney, Dorcas, Sisygambis, Vladimir Kryuchkov, Juan Almeida Bosque, and Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1791, István Széchenyi ranks 16. Before him are Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Francesco Hayez, Johann Franz Encke, Franz Grillparzer, Eugène Scribe, and Robert Knox. After him are Félix Savart, Peter Cooper, Friedrich Parrot, Alexandros Mavrokordatos, Minh Mạng, and George Peacock. Among people deceased in 1860, István Széchenyi ranks 10. Before him are Jérôme Bonaparte, János Bolyai, Alexandra Feodorovna, Charles Goodyear, Miloš Obrenović, and Stéphanie de Beauharnais. After him are Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro, Lady Byron, Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, William Walker, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, and Julia Pastrana.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, István Széchenyi ranks 298 out of 1,424. Before him are William, Duke of Austria (1370), Max Steiner (1888), Otto Robert Frisch (1904), Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (1762), Matthäus Hetzenauer (1924), and Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania (1574). After him are Ferdinand Čatloš (1895), Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1737), Paul Watzlawick (1921), Friedrich von Wieser (1851), Otto, Duke of Austria (1301), and Oskar Werner (1922).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, István Széchenyi ranks 97. Before him are Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick (1887), Michael Hainisch (1858), Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1853), Archduchess Eleanor of Austria (1534), Friedrich Adler (1879), and Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania (1574). After him are Ferdinand Čatloš (1895), Otto, Duke of Austria (1301), Karl Lueger (1844), Kunigunde of Austria (1465), Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia (1432), and Claudia Felicitas of Austria (1653).

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