About Andor Széchenyi
Lived 1865 – 1907 (aged 41). Andor Széchenyi was a Hungarian explorer.
Count Széchenyi András Andor István Mária Béla de Sárvár-Felsővidék (August 1, 1865 – March 2, 1907) was a Hungarian nobleman and traveler. He was a grandson of Count István Széchenyi.
He was the first-born child of Ottoman Pasha Ödön Széchenyi and Irma Almay. He traveled around the world: islands of the Pacific Ocean, Somaliland, to China across Russia, Persia and India. His travelogue was published by Geographical Society in Vienna. He made attempts to travel to Paris by dirigible airship.
Family He married Elena Korostowzoff in the summer 1884 but they divorced in 1899. They had a son: Lipót András István Miklós Sándor Katalin (1886-1920).
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Hungarian noble (1865-1907)
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Andor Széchenyi was born on 1 August 1865 in Pest.
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Andor Széchenyi died on 2 March 1907.
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Andor Széchenyi was an explorer.
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Andor Széchenyi was Hungarian.
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