Ferenc Deák [SEP] position held
Ferenc Deák
Ferenc Deák de Kehida (archaically English: Francis Deak, ; 17 October 180328 January 1876) was a Hungarian statesman and Minister of Justice. He was known as "The Wise Man of the Nation".
Early life and law career.
Born in Söjtör in the county of Zala, in southwestern Hungary, Deák belonged to an ancient noble family. His father was Ferenc Deák de Kehida (1761–1808), jurist, landowner, chief magistrate of the district ("főszolgabíró") of Kapornak.
He held the position of the vice-chairman of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences from 1904 to 1907. He was the member of the Société d'Economie Politique in Paris and the Royal Statistical Society of London.
Political career.
Kautz held liberal views. He was the member of the Deák Party, and he belonged to the inner circle around Ferenc Deák. He was one of the key figures who prepared and developed the economic programme behind the Ausgleich. In 1865 he won Győr's seat in the Parliament, and he