Josef Eötvös
| József Eötvös | |
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| Minister of Education of Hungary | |
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In office 7 April 1848 – 11 September 1848 |
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| Preceded by | office created |
| Succeeded by | Lajos Batthyány |
| Minister of Religion and Education of Hungary | |
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In office 20 February 1867 – 2 February 1871 |
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| Preceded by | Mihály Horváth |
| Succeeded by | József Szlávy |
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3 September 1813 Buda, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Died | 2 February 1871 (aged 57) Pest, Austria-Hungary |
| Political party | Opposition Party, Centralists, Deák Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ágnes Katalin Anna Rosty de Barkóc |
| Children | Ilona Jolán Loránd Mária Dénes |
| Profession | politician, writer |
József baron Eötvös de Vásárosnamény (3 September 1813 – 2 February 1871) was a Hungarian writer and statesman, the son of Ignác baron Eötvös de Vásárosnamény and Anna von Lilien, who stemmed from an Erbsälzer family of Werl in Germany. Eötvös name is sometimes anglicised as Joseph von Eotvos.
The Baron József Eötvös de Vásárosnamény was born in the Hungarian aristocratic family Eötvös de Vásárosnamény. His father was the Baron Ignác Eötvös de Vásárosnamény (1786–1851), lord of the bedchamber, vice-chancellor of the Kingdom of Hungary, and his mother was the Baroness Anne von der Lilien (1786–1858).
He received an excellent education and also spent many years in western Europe, assimilating the new ideas both literary and political, and making the acquaintance of the leaders of the Romantic school. On his return to Hungary he wrote his first political work, Prison Reform; and at the diet of 1839–1840 he made a great impression by his eloquence and learning. One of his first speeches (published, with additional matter, in 1841) warmly advocated Jewish emancipation. On 13 September of 1842 he married the noble lady Ágnes Rosty de Barkóc (1825-1913), member of the illustrious noble family Rosty de Barkóc that originally hailed from the Vas county, daughter of Albert Rosty de Barkóc (1779-1847), jurist, landowner, vice-ispán of the county of Békés (alispán of Békés). Baron Eötvös' brother in law was Pál Rosty de Barkóc (1830–1874), a Hungarian nobleman, photographer, explorer, who visited Texas, New Mexico, Mexico, Cuba and Venezuela between 1857 and 1859. His other brother in law through his wife was dr. Ágoston Trefort (1817–1888) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education, as he married the other Rosty sister, Ilona Rosty de Barkóc (1826-1870).
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