Preceded by Gyula Szapary Succeeded by Dezso Perczel Role Engineer | Name Karoly Hieronymi Profession engineer, politician | |
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Born October 1, 1836
Buda, Hungary ( 1836-10-01 ) Political party Liberal Party, Party of National Work Died May 4, 1911, Budapest, Hungary | ||
Károly Hieronymi (1 October 1836 – 4 May 1911) was a Hungarian engineer and politician, who served as Interior Minister between 1892 and 1895. He was a supporter of former Prime Minister Kálmán Tisza. As Minister of Trade he modernized the train services, for the Hungarian State Railways he nationalized the Budapest-Pécs, the Duna-Dráva and the Zagreb-Karlovac railway lines. He insured the independence of the railway goods turnover aiming at the seaports and its tranquillity.
Memories
In Budapest there is a street named after him. His grave is in the Kerepesi Cemetery.
References
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