Nationality Hungarian Occupation traveler | Name Andor Szechenyi | |
Born August 1, 1865 Pest, Kingdom of Hungary Died March 2, 1907(1907-03-02) (aged 41) | ||
Count Széchenyi András Andor István Mária Béla de Sárvár-Felsővidék (August 1, 1865 – March 2, 1907) was a Hungarian nobleman and traveler. He was a grandson of Count István Széchenyi.
He was the first-born child of Ottoman Pasha Ödön Széchenyi and Irma Almay. He traveled around the world: islands of the Pacific Ocean, Somaliland, to China across Russia, Persia and India. His travelogue was published by Geographical Society in Vienna. He has made attempts to travel to Paris with his dirigible airship.
Family
He married to Elena Korostowzoff in Summer 1884 but they divorced in 1899. They had a son: Lipót András István Miklós Sándor Katalin (1886-1920).
References
Andor Széchenyi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA