Béla Széchenyi

Hungarian traveller, geographer, politician (1837–1918)
Person human Q355532
Béla Széchenyi
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
February 3, 1837
Date of death
December 2, 1918
Place of birth
Pest
Place of death
Budapest
Country of citizenship
Hungary[12]
Member of political party
Address Party, Deák Party[19][20]
Work location
Budapest[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Hungarian[26]
Family name
Széchenyi[21]
Given name
Béla[22]
Native language
Hungarian[13]
Noble title
count[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Béla Széchenyi von Sárvár-Felsővidék en Count Szecheny en Count Szechenyi en Count Széchenyi en Szecheny en Széchenyi en Szechenyi en Bela Szecheny en Béla Szecheny en Bela Szechenyi en Béla Széchenyi cs Béla Štěpán Maria Széchenyi, hrabě ze Sárvár-Felsővidéku cs Béla Štěpán Széchényi ze Sárvár-Felsővidéku cs Béla Széchenyi von Sárvár-Felsővidék cs Béla Széchenyi ze Sárvár-Felsővidéku cs Gróf sárvár-felsővidéki Széchenyi Béla István Mária de Béla Széchenyi von Sárvár-Felsővidék de Bela Széchenyi es Bela Szechenyi fr Béla Széchenyi de Sárvár–felsővidék
🔖 Identifiers · 29
VIAF cluster ID
120784258
Library of Congress authority ID
n85326724
GND ID
119007525
Austrian Biographical Encyclopedia ID
S/Szechenyi-Sarvar-Felsoevidek_Bela_1837_1918
BHL creator ID
256298
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
105380299
DDB person (GND) ID
119007525
Data Collection of the Hungarian Peerage ID
2861
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119007525
Entomologists of the World ID
45031
FAST ID
170052
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Freebase ID
/m/0w0f960
Genealogics.org person ID
I00091822
Geni.com profile ID
6000000015356424514
Hungarian National Namespace person ID (new)
653063
IdRef ID
14763816X
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119007525
Magyar életrajzi lexikon ID
ABC14240/14612
Museum-digital ID
169854
NSZL (VIAF) ID
000000020868
NSZL name authority ID
135914
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5046803
PIM authority ID
PIM71534
RERO ID (legacy)
A006367688
Roglo person ID
p=bela;n=szechenyi
SBN author ID
UM1V039715
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
11255
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJycTjmTYMfbX68FC9Vgrq

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Country of citizenship 1
Father 1
Given name 1
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Mother 1
Named after 1
Native language 1
Noble title 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
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Summary

Béla Széchenyi was born on February 3, 1837[1], in Pest[2]. He died on December 2, 1918[3], in Budapest[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], politician[6], geographer[7], and geologist[8].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Béla Széchenyi include Buff-throated Partridge[28], a taxon[29].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Béla Széchenyi include Buff-throated Partridge[28], a taxon[29].

FAQs

Where was Béla Széchenyi born?

Béla Széchenyi was born in Pest[2].

Where did Béla Széchenyi die?

Béla Széchenyi died in Budapest[4].

Who were Béla Széchenyi's parents?

Béla Széchenyi's father was István Széchenyi[9]. Béla Széchenyi's mother was Crescence Seilern[10].

What did Béla Széchenyi do for work?

Béla Széchenyi worked as an explorer[5], politician[6], geographer[7], and geologist[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . PIM authority. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . A képviselőház tagjainak archontológiája. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . A képviselőház tagjainak archontológiája. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . A képviselőház tagjainak archontológiája. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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