László Szalay

Biography:

László Szalay de Kéménd was a Hungarian statesman and historian. Szalay was born in Buda. After the completion of his studies he became a member of the Hungarian diet and in 1848 he represented Hungary in the German national parliament at Frankfurt. He took part in the revolution of 1848–49 and was obliged to seek refuge in Switzerland where he wrote his history of Hungary. This important work published at Budapest extends to 1707.