Klára Leövey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Klára Leövey

Hungarian pioneer educator and women's rights activist

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1821

Place of Birth: Sighetu Marmației, Maramureș County

Date of Death: 08-Apr-1897

Profession: educator, journalist, women's rights activist

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Klára Leövey (1821–1897), was a Hungarian pioneer educator and women's rights activist.
She was the manager of the Blanka Teleki School in Budapest from 1846 to 1848 after being recommended by Teréz Karacs.
She participated in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, and because of this she was imprisoned by the Austrians.
After her release, she lived in exile in Paris from 1856 to 1862.In 2018, the asteroid 334756 Leövey, discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky and Brigitta Sipocz at the Piszkésteto Station in 2003, was named after her.