János Zichy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

János Zichy

Hungarian minister of Education

Date of Birth: 30-May-1868

Place of Birth: Zichy Mansion, Soponya, Fejér County, Hungary

Date of Death: 06-Jan-1944

Profession: politician, minister, jurist

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Count János Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeo (30 May 1868 – 6 January 1944) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education between 1910–1913 and in 1918.
He was a member of the House of Magnates from 1894.
He was the chairman of the Catholic People's Party for many years, but he resigned in 1903.
He joined the Constitution Party in 1906.
When the party collapsed, he became a member of the Party of National Work. During the Hungarian Soviet Republic he participated in the movements against the communists.
In 1922 he was elected to the Diet of Hungary.
Zichy was a legitimist politician, he founded the legitimist Christian Economic and Social Party (KGSZP).
He was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.