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Széchenyi István was born in 1791 in Vienna. His father was Széchényi Ferenc whoose name was used for the Hungarian National Library and the Hungarian National Museum. His mother was Festetics Júlia.
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In 1808 Széchenyi was hired to be a soldier and he performed well as a soldier.
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In this diet Széchenyi offered the interests of his annual income for the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
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Széchenyi built a casino in order to make a palace to debate about political, economical and social questions.
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Széchenyi wrote his work, Credit in which he mentions the abolition of entailment and and the introduction of capital as a form of modernization.
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In this work, Széchenyi explained his reform plans, For example, equality before law or right to own land.
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The Palatine asked Széchenyi to lead the constructions of the improvement of navigation of the Danube
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Although, Széchenyi and Kossuth had the same goals, They had diffirent opinions and solutions, For Example, Széchenyi wanted to reform slowly, and Kossuth wanted radical, quick changes.
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Count Batthyány Lajos asked Széchenyi to be the minister of Public Works after The Revolution of 1848
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In 1860 Széchenyi commited suicide in Vienna
