Károly Hieronymi | |
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Minister of the Interior of Hungary | |
In office 17 November 1892 – 15 January 1895 |
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Preceded by | Gyula Szapáry |
Succeeded by | Dezső Perczel |
Personal details | |
Born |
Buda, Hungary |
1 October 1836
Died | 4 May 1911 Budapest, Hungary |
(aged 74)
Political party | Liberal Party, Party of National Work |
Profession | engineer, politician |
Károly Hieronymi (1 October 1836 – 4 May 1911) was a Hungarian engineer and politician, who served as Interior Minister between 1892 and 1895. He was a supporter of former Prime Minister Kálmán Tisza. As Minister of Trade he modernized the train services, for the Hungarian State Railways he nationalized the Budapest-Pécs, the Duna-Dráva and the Zagreb-Karlovac railway lines. He insured the independence of the railway goods turnover aiming at the seaports and its tranquillity.
In Budapest there is a street named after him. His grave is in the Kerepesi Cemetery.