Andor Széchenyi

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.

Andor Széchenyi
BornAugust 1, 1865
Pest, Kingdom of Hungary
DiedMarch 2, 1907(1907-03-02) (aged 41)
NationalityHungarian
Occupationtraveler
The native form of this personal name is Sárvár-felsővidéki gróf Széchenyi András Andor István Mária Béla. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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 made attempts to travel to Paris by dirigible airship.

Family

He married Elena Korostowzoff in the summer 1884 but they divorced in 1899. They had a son: Lipót András István Miklós Sándor Katalin (1886-1920).

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