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Vilmos Fraknói (27 February 1843 – 20 November 1924) was a Hungarian historian. He was an expert in Hungarian ecclesiastical history.


Life

Vilmos Fraknói (originally ''Vilmos Frankl'') came from a
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family of Ürmény (today
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). He studied
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theology and philosophy, and was ordained a priest in 1865. He followed a successful ecclesial career: became canon of
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in 1878, titular abbot of
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in 1879 and
titular bishop of Arbe The Diocese of Arbe or Diocese of Rab or Diocese of Arba (Latin: ''Dioecesis Arbensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Arbe (modern day Rab) on the Croatian island of the same name located just off the Adriatic coast of northe ...
in 1892. Fraknói began studying Hungarian history at an early age. He published his first work in 1868, at the age of 25, about the life of
Péter Pázmány Péter Pázmány de Panasz, S.J. ( hu, panaszi Pázmány Péter, ; la, Petrus Pazmanus; german: Peter Pazman; sk, Peter Pázmaň; 4 October 1570 – 19 March 1637), was a Hungarian Jesuit who was a noted philosopher, theologian, cardi ...
– the greatest figure of Hungarian Counter-Reformation – in three volumes. He wrote about other famous Catholic personalities, like
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and
Tamás Bakócz Tamás Bakócz (1442, in Erdőd15 June 1521, in Esztergom) was a Hungarian archbishop, cardinal and statesman. He was the son of a wagoner and was adopted by his uncle, who trained him for the priesthood and whom he succeeded as rector of Té ...
, the
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archbishops of
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, works written in 1879 and 1889. In 1875 Fraknói was appointed guardian of the
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. He became the supervisor of all Hungarian museums and libraries in 1897. From 1870 onwards Fraknói was a member of the
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, and held important positions in the Hungarian academic life. Fraknói established the
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.


Work

As a historian, Fraknói was revered for his knowledge of the Hungarian-related documents in the main European archives, especially the archives of
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. He was a member of several international scientific societies. Fraknói was the editor of several important series: *''Értekezések a történettudományok köréből'' ("Historical Dissertations") *''Magyar Országgyűlési Emlékek'' ("Sources of Hungarian Parliamentary History") *''Monumenta Vaticana'' His other famous works are about King
Louis II of Hungary Louis II ( cs, Ludvík, hr, Ludovik , hu, Lajos, sk, Ľudovít; 1 July 1506 – 29 August 1526) was King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia from 1516 to 1526. He was killed during the Battle of Mohács fighting the Ottomans, whose victory led to ...
(1878), the age of the Hunyadis and Jagiellos (1896),
István Werbőczy István Werbőczy or Stephen Werbőcz (also spelled ''Verbőczy'' and Latinized to ''Verbeucius'' 1458? – 1541) was a Hungarian legal theorist and statesman, author of the Hungarian Customary Law, who first became known as a legal scholar ...
(1899) and
Ignác Martinovics Ignác Martinovics ( sh, Ignjat Martinović, Игњат Мартиновић; 20 July 1755 – 20 May 1795) was a Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian scholar, chemist, philosopher, writer, secret agent, Freemason and a leader of the Hungary, Hungari ...
(1921).


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fraknoi Vilmos 1843 births 1924 deaths Hungarian scientists Members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Hungarian Jews 19th-century Hungarian Roman Catholic priests Hungarian Roman Catholic theologians People from Nitra District 19th-century Hungarian historians