Name

Ráth György

Original name

Main activity

lawyer

Secondary activity

Title

Name variations

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Education place

Education institution

Activity place

Budapest

Activity institution

Activity start date

Activity end date

Place of birth

Szeged

Date of birth

1828

Place of death

Budapest

Date of death

1905

Bibliographical references

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György Ráth (1828–1905) was a prominent Hungarian jurist, cultural patron, and collector. While he pursued a successful legal and administrative career, he was a key figure in Hungarian museum history as well. He served for many years as director (later director general) of the Museum of Applied Arts (Iparművészeti Múzeum) in Budapest. Ráth was an avid and systematic collector. His private library contained thousands of volumes, including many rare Hungarian prints from the early modern period. Upon his death, Ráth bequeathed his book collection to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Entry author

Gyöngyi Oroszi