George Fejer

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George Fejer
Born	Fejér György (1766-04-23)April 23, 1766 Keszthely, Hungary
Died	July 2, 1851(1851-07-02) (aged 85) Pest, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Education	Philosophy and Theology
Occupation	Writer, Librarian
Years active	1808–1850
Organization	Eötvös Loránd University
Notable work(s)	Codex diplomaticus Hungariae ecclesiasticus no civilis
Title	Director of the Library, University of Pest
Term	1822–1843

George Fejer (Hungarian: Fejér György) (April 23, 1766 – July 2, 1851), Hungarian author, Provost – Canon, and Director of the Library, was born at Keszthely, in the county of Zala in Hungary.

He studied philosophy at Pest, and theology at Pressburg; eventually, in 1808, he obtained a theological professorship at Pest University. Ten years later (1818) he became chief director of the educational circle of Győr (German: Raab), and in 1824 was appointed librarian to the University of Pest. Fejer's works, which are nearly all written either in Latin or Hungarian, exceed one hundred and eighty in number.

His most important work, Codex diplomaticus Hungariae ecclesiasticus no civilis, published from 1829 to 1844, in eleven so-called tomes, really exceeds forty volumes. It consists of old documents and charters from 104 to the end of 1439, and forms an extraordinary monument of patient industry. This work and many others relating to Hungarian national history have placed Fejer in the foremost rank of Hungarian historians.

His later works were A Hunok eredete (The Origin of the Huns), and A politikai forradalmak okai (The Causes of Political Revolutions), both published in 1850. The latter production, on account of its liberal tendencies, was suppressed by the Austrian government.

Sources

Magyar Irók: Életrajz-gyüjtemény (Pest, 1856), (English: Hungarian Writers: Biography Collection)
A magyar nemzeti irodalomtörténet vázlata (Pest, 1861), (English: The National Outline of Literary History)

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press
Codex diplomaticus Hungariae ecclesiasticus no civilis From Google books

External links

György Fejér Town Library (English) in Keszthely
Fejér György Public Library (Hungarian) in Keszthely

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Persondata
Name	Fejer, Gyorgy
Alternative names	Fejér György; Fejer, George
Short description	Hungarian historian, author, and librarian to the University of Pest
Date of birth	April 23, 1766
Place of birth	Keszthely
Date of death	July 2, 1851
Place of death	Pest, Hungary

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