Understanding Hungary: How to shape the future
Our success depends on our ability to understand, from several different perspectives, the decisive social processes now taking place in…
Understanding Hungary conference
Our success depends on our ability to understand, from several different perspectives, the decisive social processes now taking place in…
Dóra Simay
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Often times called the 'greatest" Hungarian, Count István Széchenyi (1791 - 1860) was also a generous philanthropist exhibiting many of the attributes of enlightened philanthropy. He always had the big picture in mind, liked giving with fellow aristocrats, and spent a lot of his times nurturing his investments. No person, tourist or resident, can imagine Budapest without the 'results' of his philanthropy such as the Chain Bridge, Hungarian Academy of Science and the 'lovasság'.
St. Stephen, the first king of Hungary, ordered the church to use some of the funds it collected on behalf of the state to look after the poor.