Aurél Dessewffy
Speaker of the House of Magnates
In office
17 May 1906 – 10 February 1910
Preceded byAlbin Csáky
Succeeded byAlbin Csáky
Personal details
Born16 January 1846
Bűdszentmihály, Kingdom of Hungary
(today part of Tiszavasvári, Hungary)
Died28 March 1928 (aged 82)
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Professionpolitician

Count Aurél Dessewffy de Csernek et Tarkeő (16 January 1846 – 28 March 1928) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Magnates between 1906 and 1910. He also functioned as board member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA). He was the last judge royal of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1917 to 1918.

He was the son of Count Emil Dessewffy, president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Aurél married Countess Pálma Károlyi, the single daughter of Count Tibor Károlyi, who served as Speaker of the House of Magnates between 1898 and 1900.

Works

  • Közlekedés ügyében tárgyalt kérdések (co-author with Endre György, Budapest, 1881)
  • A gazdakör hitelügyi bizottságának emlékirata (co-author with József Schmidt, Budapest, 1884)

References

  • Jónás, Károly – Villám, Judit: A Magyar Országgyűlés elnökei 1848–2002. Argumentum, Budapest, 2002. pp. 233–236


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