Ferenc Duschek

Ferenc Duschek (28 August 1797 – 17 October 1872) was a Hungarian politician of Czech origin, who served as Minister of Finance during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. He started his career as Lajos Kossuth's state secretary. In fact Duschek managed the ministry's affairs because of the minister's occupations. After the Battle of Temesvár he was captured by the Austrian troops. After that he spent his life in full solitude.

Ferenc Duschek
Minister of Finance of Hungary
In office 12 September 1848 – 11 August 1849
Preceded by	Lajos Batthyány
Succeeded by	Menyhért Lónyay
Personal details
Born	(1797-08-28)28 August 1797 Radovesnice, Kingdom of Bohemia
Died	17 October 1872(1872-10-17) (aged 74) Črnkovec, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia)
Political party	Independent
Profession	politician
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The native form of this personal name is Duschek Ferenc. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

References

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

Political offices
Preceded by Lajos Batthyány	Minister of Finance 1848–1849	Succeeded by Menyhért Lónyay