Ferenc Széchényi

The native form of this personal name is Széchényi Ferenc. This article uses the Western name order.
Count Ferenc Széchényi

Count Ferenc Széchényi (29 April 1754 in Fertőszéplak 13 December 1820 in Vienna) was the founder of the Hungarian National Library and National Museum in Budapest.[1] The library is named after him the National Széchényi Library. He was the father of István Széchenyi.

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