Pál Teleki

Count Pál János Ede Teleki de Szék (1 November 1879 – 3 April 1941) was prime minister of the Kingdom of Hungary from 19 July 1920 to 14 April 1921 and from 16 February 1939 to 3 April 1941. He was also a famous expert in geography, a university professor, a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and Chief Scout of the Hungarian Scout Association. He descended from a noble family from Alsótelek in Transylvania.He is a controversial figure in Hungarian history because as Prime Minister he tried to preserve Hungarian autonomy under difficult political circumstances, but also proposed and enacted far-reaching anti-Jewish laws.

Personal facts

Pál Teleki
Birth dateNovember 01, 1879
Birth place
Austria-Hungary , Budapest
Date of deathApril 03, 1941
Place of death
Budapest , Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46) , Kingdom of Hungary
Known for
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Magyar Cserkészszövetség
Geography

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