Géza Jász

Géza Jász (12 February 1863 – 11 February 1937) was a Hungarian lawyer, philosophical writer, and sports leader, who served as the first president of the Hungarian Football Federation in 1901–02.

Early life and education Born in Jobbágyi on 12 February 1863, Jász studied law before working as an accountant at the Hungarian Land Loan Institute.

Philosophical career

"If we want something, we must really want it, not just half-heartedly, as most people do, but with all our might, and we must not shy away from any kind of work or suffering, then we will definitely achieve what we want." — Jász. He often wrote about how a man's will is more important than a man's faith, stating that "will is the surest guarantee of success" and "nothing can overcome the will". a position that he held for one year, until 1902, when he replaced by Viktor Rákosi.

Death

Banovits died in Budapest on 11 February 1937, at the age of 73, and was buried in the Fiume Road Graveyard, alongside his son Zoltán Jász (1913–1929), who died at the age of 16. The protected grave was renovated in 2022 with the cooperation of the Hungarian Football Association, the Hungarian Hiking Association, the Municipality of Jobbágyi, and the National Heritage Institute.

Works "The Laws of Development, with Special Regard to Socioeconomic Life" (1893) "The Idea of the True, the Good, and the Beautiful" (1910) "The Cell as the Basic Form of Development" (1911) "The Philosophy of Religion" (Vol. I, 1915) "The Law of the Balance of the World" (1935) Note: All of them were published in Budapest.