Name

Apponyi Sándor

Original name

Main activity

Diplomat

Secondary activity

Bibliophile, Bibliographer

Title

Count

Name variations

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Education place

Munich

Education institution

Activity place

Activity institution

Activity start date

Activity end date

Place of birth

Paris

Date of birth

1844.

Place of death

Lengyel, Hungary

Date of death

1925.

Bibliographical references

Descriptive card

Count Sándor Apponyi (1844-1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer, and great book collector. He worked as a diplomat in London and Paris where, through his connections, he could acquire many invaluable books. He was especially interested in works written about Hungary by foreign writers. His collection of such works became known as the Apponyi Hungarika, now held in the National Széchényi Library, Budapest.

Entry author

Gyöngyi Oroszi