Gábor Baross

Gábor Baross ( born July 6, 1848 in Pružina; † May 9, 1892 ) was a Hungarian statesman, economic and transport politicians of the Dual Monarchy and the founder of modern traffic and trade system in Hungary.

Life and work

Baross was born in Pružina near Trencsén on July 6, 1848. His middle schools he graduated from high school in Léva and the Benedictines in Esztergom ( 1861-1865 ). He attended the Faculty of Law of the University of Pest, on completion of which was to Komitatsbeamten in his home Trencsén. In 1875 he was elected as a deputy in the Hungarian Parliament. In Hungarian political life, he became an advocate of the policy of Kálmán Tisza. By 1878, he was elected to the notary of the Reichstag and in 1883 Secretary of State in the Ministry of Transport and labor service. He quickly became one of the main pillars in this policy field, and was appointed in 1886 as Minister of this portfolio and took over three years later the Department of Commerce. He held this post until his death.

As one of its main tasks Baross looked at the regulation of the lower Danube valley. In 1878, Austria - Hungary was entrusted with the regulation of the Danube at the Iron Gate at the Berlin Congress. However, the completion of the work did not live Baross, plus there came only in 1896. Apart from this project was for Baross already at that time the development of communication channels, especially the railway network is of particular importance. This he associated with the development of the postal and telegraph. In 1890 the first telephone line was put into operation between Vienna and Budapest. Between 1886 and 1889, significantly expanded its intention towards the port of Fiume.

As trade minister, he supported the development of the Hungarian industry: his policy was that the state-owned enterprises should be provided their needs by Hungarian suppliers. More than 100 business establishments to be associated with his name. He also supported the development of industry and commerce in Hungary and founded the Hungarian Transport Museum.

Gábor Baross died on May 9, 1892 as a result of pneumonia which he had contracted according to his chronicle of life in the supervision of works at the Iron Gate, at the age of 44 years.

Afterlife

Baross was buried at the expense of the Kingdom of Hungary in a mausoleum in Klobusic, near Ilava in Waag Valley.

In Budapest twelve streets and squares were named after him, as there is named after him ways in Gyor, Zalaegerszeg and Mohács.

His hometown Pružina led after his death, the Hungarian name Barossháza.

Bear his name in Hungary today dozens of basic and specialized schools, the Hungarian State Railways have one named after Baross training center. The Hungarian National Office for Research and Technology has also named his program for infrastructure development in the area of ​​research and development by Gábor Baross. In addition, since 2003, there is a Baross Gábor founded by Hungarian intellectuals Society for National Economic Development.