Albert Berzeviczy

* Berzevice, 7 June 1853 – † Budapest, 22 March 1936 / politician, historian, art historian, president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. ; ; Son of Tivadar Berzeviczy. He completed his high school studies in Levoča, and law at the Law Academy in Košice and then at the University of Budapest. After obtaining his doctorate, he was a bailiff in Sáros County, and then taught political science, economics and legal history as a teacher at the Law Academy in Prešov. Later, he was a member of parliament, and in 1903–1905, Minister of Religion and Public Education. During this time, he was also a member of the House of Representatives (in 1910–1911, he was president of the Parliament). In 1896–1920, he was vice-president and then president of the Hungarian group of the Interparliamentary Union. In 1927, he became a member of the upper house. From 1905 until his death, he was the president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (the longest-reigning). From 1932, he was the president of the Hungarian Pen Club. In addition to his public and political activities, he also carried out scientific work. His main work is The Age of Absolutism in Hungary. The four-volume work is considered to be his (I. – 1922, II. – 1926, III. – 1932, IV. – 1937). ; ; His main works: ; Our Public Education and the Third University, 1894, ; The Means of Disseminating Knowledge Outside of School, 1897, ; The Role of the Central Highlands in the History of Our Science, 1901, ; The Painting and Sculpture of the Cinquecento, 1906, ; Old Memories, 1907, ; Gr. István Széchenyi, 1907, ; Queen Beatrix (1458-1508), 1908, The Italian Renaissance. The Renaissance in Hungary, 1912, ; The Two Eötvös, 1929.