Géza Teleki
Géza Teleki | |
|---|---|
Minister of Religion and Education of Hungary | |
| In office 22 December 1944 (officially 27 March 1945) – 13 November 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Ferenc Szálasi |
| Succeeded by | Dezső Keresztury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1911 Civil Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jolán Darányi Johanna Mikes |
| Children | 4 |
| Profession | politician, university professor, field hockey player, geologist |
Count Géza Teleki de Szék (also known as Géza von Teleki, 27 November 1911 – 5 January 1983) was a Hungarian politician and field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest, the son of Pál Teleki.
Private life
While the
In 1936 Géza Teleki was a member of the Hungarian field hockey team at the 1936 summer Olympics, playing in all three matches as a forward.
Political career
Géza Teleki pressed for the truce on the end of the Second World War and became a member of the delegation that started peace negotiations in Moscow on 28 September 1944. He also signed the interim truce on 11 October, although this was thwarted by the Nazi-style
Later life
He was a teacher on the University of Virginia from 1950. From 1955 he was geology professor of the George Washington University. Teleki committed suicide together with his wife, because of their incurable disease. His father, Pál Teleki also committed suicide in 1941.
See also
References
- Scouting Round the World, John S. Wilson, first edition, Blandford Press 1959 p. 165
External links
- Géza Teleki at Olympics.com
- Géza Teleki at Olympedia
- Géza von Teleki at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
