Mihály Horváth

Mihály Horváth (20 October 1809, Szentes – 19 August 1878, Karlsbad) was a Hungarian Roman Catholic bishop, historian, and politician. He was an exponent of Hungarian nationalism with an emphasis on its historical culture.

Mihály Horváth
Minister of Religion and Education of Hungary
In office 2 May 1849 – 11 August 1849
Preceded by	Károly Szász
Succeeded by	József Eötvös
Personal details
Born	(1809-10-20)20 October 1809 Szentes, Austrian Empire
Died	19 August 1878(1878-08-19) (aged 68) Karlsbad, Austria-Hungary
Political party	Independent
Profession	priester, bishop

Further reading

• Baar, Monika. Historians and Nationalism: East-Central Europe in the Nineteenth Century (2010) excerpt, pp 35–40 and passim

External links

• His portrait
• His biography on the Szentes's Horváth Mihály Secondary School homepage
• His activity in the Hungarian Historical Society (in Hungarian: Magyar Történelmi Társulat).

Political offices
Preceded by Lajos Batthyány	Minister of Religion and Education 1849	Succeeded by József Eötvös