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Count István Széchenyi – one of the leading figures of the Hungarian Age of Reforms – on 3 November 1825 at the national assembly in Pozsony
(Bratislava) offered one year’s income of his estate for initiating the Hungarian Learned Society – now know as the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
His initiative was followed by other noblemen, who offered significant amounts. Later, national collection started to build the headquarters. The
impressive building was constructed in the neo-Renaissance style built under the leadership of Miklós Ybl and Antal Szkaliczky, who was inaugurated
on 11 December 1865. The departments of philosophy, mathematics, linguistics, natural sciences, history and law were established. At present, the
scientific public body dealing with studying, promoting and representing sciences, disseminating its results operates in accordance with the principle
of local government. The Hungarian Academy of Sciences has become the scientific body of the highest level in Hungary.
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