György Fejér (, ) (April 23, 1766 – July 2, 1851) was a Hungarian author, Provost –

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, and Director of the Library, was born at

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, in the county of Zala in

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. He studied

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at Pest, and

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. In 1808, he obtained a theological professorship at Pest University. In 1818, he became chief director of the educational circle of

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: Raab), and in 1824 was appointed librarian to the

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. Fejér's works, which are nearly all written either in

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or Hungarian, exceed one hundred and eighty. His most important work, ''Codex diplomaticus Hungariae ecclesiasticus no civilis,'' was published in several volumes from 1829 to 1844. It consists of old documents and charters from 104 to the end of 1439, and forms an extraordinary monument of patient industry. This work and many others relating to Hungarian national history have placed Fejér in the foremost rank of Hungarian historians. His later works were ''A Kunok eredete'' (''The Origin of the Cumans''), and ''A politikai forradalmak okai'' (''The Causes of Political Revolutions''), both published in 1850. The latter production, on account of its liberal tendencies, was suppressed by the

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n government.

Sources

*''Magyar Irók: Életrajz-gyüjtemény'' (Pest, 1856), (English: ''Hungarian Writers: Biography Collection'') *''A magyar nemzeti irodalomtörténet vázlata'' (Pest, 1861), (English: ''The National Outline of Literary History'')

References

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''Codex diplomaticus Hungariae ecclesiasticus no civilis''
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External links

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