Andrassy
Andrassy names 2 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Andrassy JULIUS, a Hungarian statesman
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JULIUS, a Hungarian statesman, son of Count Andrassy. He entered his political career in 1884 with his entrance to the Reichstag and in 1892 was under-secretary. In the fol- ANDRÉ lowing year he became Secretary of Education and was Hungarian Minister to the King in 1894. In 1898 he abandoned In the Liberal party, but returned to it a year later. He was Minister of the Interior in 1906 and held that office until 1909. In 1912 he represented Austria in the diplomatic attempts to prevent the outbreak of the Balkan War. In 1917 he served as Prime Minister of Hungary. He was, in general, opposed to Austria's warlike attitude, but he supported the Government until 1916, when he took his place with the opposition. He wrote several works on political subjects, including "The Development of Hungarian Constitutional Liberty" (1908). ANDRÉ, JOHN (an-drā'), a British military officer, born in London in 1751; entered the army in 1771; went to Can- MAJOR ANDRE ada in 1774; and was made prisoner by the Americans in 1775. After his exchange, he was rapidly promoted, and in 1780 was appointed Adjutant-General, with the rank of Major. His prospects were of the most flattering kind when the treason of Arnold led to his death. The temporary absence of Washington having been chosen by the traitor as the most proper season for carrying into effect his design of delivering to Sir Henry Clinton the fortification at West Point, then under his command, and refusing to confide to any but Major André the maps and information required by the British general, an interview became necessary, and Sept. 19, 1780, André left New York in the sloop-of-war war "Vulture," and on the next day arrived at Fort Montgomery, in company with Beverly Robinson, an American. Furnished with passports from Arnold, Robinson and André the next day landed and were rer ceived by the traitor at the water's edge. Arnold delivered to André drafts of the works at West Point and memoranda of the forces and the latter returned to the beach. But the ferrymen, who were Americans, refused to carry him to the "Vulture" and he was com compelled to return by land. Accompanied by Smith, an emissary of Arnold, and provided with a passport under his assumed name of Anderson, he set out. At Tarrytown he was first stopped, and then arrested, by three Americans. André offered them his money, horse, and a large reward, but without avail. They examined his person, and, in his boots, found the fatal papers. He was then conveyed to Colonel Jameson, commander of the American outposts. On the arrival of Washington, André was conveyed to Tappan and tried by a board of general ral officers, among whom were General Greene, the president, Lafayette, and Knox. Every effort was made by Sir Henry Clinton to save him, and there was strong disposition on the American side to do so. His execution, originally appointed for Sept. 30, did not take place till Oct. 2. His remains which were buried on the spot, were afterward removed to London, and now repose in Westminster Abbey. ANDREA DEL SARTO. See SARTO. ANDRÉE, SALOMON AUGUSTE (andrā'), a Swedish aëronaut, born Oct. 18, 1854; educated for a civil engineer. In 1882, he took part in a Swedish meteorological expedition to Spitzbergen. In 1884 he was appointed chief engineer to the patent office, and from 1886 to 1889 he occupied a professor's chair at Stockholm. In 1892 he received from the Swedish Academy of Sciences a subvention for the purpose of undertaking scientific aërial navigation. From that time Dr. Andrée devoted himself to aërial navigation, and made his first ascent at Stockholm in the summer of 1893. In 1895 he presented to the Academy of Sciences a well-matured project for exploring the regions of the North Pole with the aid of a balloon. With two companions, Dr. S. T. Strindberg and Herr Fraenckell, he started from Dane's Island, Spitzbergen, July 11, 1897. Two days after his departure, a message was received from Dr. Andrée by carrier pigeon, which stated that at noon, July 13, they were in latitude 82.2°, and longitude 15.5° E., and making good progress to the E., „10° southerly. This was the last word received from the explorer.
Andrassy JULIUS, COUNT (andra'shē)
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JULIUS, COUNT (andra'shē), Hungarian statesman, born March 8, 1823; studied at the Pest University; took part in the Revolution of COUNT JULIUS ANDRASSY 1848; was condemned to death, but escaped and went into exile; appointed Premier when self-government was restored to Hungary, in 1867; became Im perial Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1871; was a conspicuous member of the Congress of Berlin the German-Austrian alliance with Bisin 1878; negotiated marck in 1879; and the same year retired from public life. He died Feb. 18, 1890.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Collier's, writing in 1921, had to leave the younger Gyula Andrássy's story unfinished, and got part of it wrong: he was never Prime Minister of Hungary, but he was the last foreign minister of Austria-Hungary, appointed 24 October 1918 and out of office within about a fortnight after his note to Washington seeking a separate peace helped bring the Dual Monarchy down. He spent his last years campaigning for a Habsburg restoration, backing King Charles's failed returns to Hungary in 1921, and died in 1929. His father's entry needs no correction — the Dual Alliance he negotiated with Bismarck in 1879 held until the empire dissolved in 1918 — and Budapest's Andrassy Avenue still carries his name, restored in 1990 after decades as Stalin Avenue and then Avenue of the People's Republic, and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2002.
Written for this edition, 2026.