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Károly Hieronymi
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Károly Hieronymi (1 October 1836 – 4 May 1911) was a Hungarian engineer and politician, who served as Interior Minister between 1892 and 1895. He was a supporter of former Prime Minister Kálmán Tisza. As Minister of Trade he modernized the train services, for the Hungarian State Railways he nationalized the Budapest-Pécs, the Duna-Dráva and the Zagreb-Karlovac railway lines. He insured the independence of the railway goods turnover aiming at the seaports and its tranquillity.
Károly Hieronymi | |
|---|---|
| Minister of the Interior of Hungary | |
| In office 17 November 1892 – 15 January 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Gyula Szapáry |
| Succeeded by | Dezső Perczel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1836 Buda, Hungary |
| Died | 4 May 1911 (aged 74) Budapest, Hungary |
| Political party | Liberal Party, Party of National Work |
| Profession | engineer, politician |
Memories Edit
In Budapest there is a street named after him. His grave is in the Kerepesi Cemetery.
References Edit
- T. Boros László, Magyar politikai lexikon 1914–1929, Budapest, Európa ny., 1929.
- Budapest enciklopédia, Budapest, Corvina, 1982³.
- Hieronymi Károly, in: Magyar nagylexikon, IX. köt., Budapest, Magyar Nagylexikon, 1999, 467.