Lajos Szikszai (November 25, 1825 – August 31, 1897) was a
Hungarian revolutionary, politician,
Member of Parliament
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, vicecomes of
Szilágy County and art collector.
Szikszai was born in Szilágysámson (
Șamșud) into a noble family. After 1840, he studied at the
Calvinist high school in Zilah (
Zalău
Zalău (, unofficial and former official name: ro, Zălau (; german: Zillenmarkt or , hu, Zilah, tr, Zile) is the seat of Sălaj County, Romania. In 2011, its estimated population was 56,202.
History
Ancient times
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). He was a participant at the
Hungarian Revolution of 1848. From 1862 Szikszai worked as a lawyer. In 1875, he became a member of the
National Assembly of Hungary and from 1883 he was the vicecomes of Szilágy County. In 1880, Lajos Szikszai donated his private collection to the municipality and the first museum in Zilah was created. In his last years, he initiated the construction of the
Tuhutum Monument, once located in a park in Zalău named after Lajos Szikszai.
Un monument dispărut
Honours
* Şcoala Gimnazială "Szikszai Lajos"
References
External links
* Petri Mór
Petri Mór (11 July 1863 – 2 March 1945) was a teacher, school inspector, and author in Transylvania.
His masterwork is ''Szilágy vármegye monographiája'' (I-IV, Budapest, 1901–1904).
Works
* Szilágy vármegye monographiája ...
SZIKSZAI LAJOS
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Hungarian nobility
People from Sălaj County
Hungarian politicians
1825 births
1897 deaths
Politicians from Austria-Hungary
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