Name

Ghyczy Ignácz

Original name

Main activity

Politician

Secondary activity

Book collector

Title

Name variations

Ghyczy Ignác"

Education place

Education institution

Activity place

Activity institution

Activity start date

Activity end date

Place of birth

Tata

Date of birth

1799

Place of death

Tata

Date of death

1870

Bibliographical references

Descriptive card

Ghyczy Ignác (1799-1870) was a renowned Hungarian book collector. After his death, his children donated his library, consisting of approximately 14,500 volumes, to the then-established Representative House Library (now known as the National Assembly Library). This family library from the 18th and 19th centuries is rich in museum-quality books and periodicals, primarily containing works in German, French, Hungarian, and Latin. The collection encompasses political, legal, state science, historical, geographical, economic, theological, military science, literary studies, and belletristic works.

Entry author

Gyöngyi Oroszi