Mihály Horváth

Mihály Horváth
Minister of Religion and Education of Hungary
In office
2 May 1849 – 11 August 1849
Preceded byKároly Szász
Succeeded byJózsef Eötvös
Personal details
Born(1809-10-20)20 October 1809
Szentes, Austrian Empire
Died19 August 1878(1878-08-19) (aged 68)
Karlsbad, Austria-Hungary
Political partyIndependent
Professionpriester, bishop

Mihály Horváth (20 October 1809, Szentes – 19 August 1878, Karlsbad) was a Hungarian Roman Catholic bishop, historian, and politician. He was an exponent of Hungarian nationalism with an emphasis on its historical culture.

Further reading

  • Baar, Monika. Historians and Nationalism: East-Central Europe in the Nineteenth Century (2010) excerpt, pp 35–40 and passim
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Religion and Education
1849
Succeeded by