laws of nature).

Biography

Festetics was born in noble family of Tolna in the family's castle in Ság (now Simaság). His father Count Pál Festetics (1722-1782) of Tolna was a court councillor. His mother was Júlia Bossányi, who took an interest in his education, with home tutor Jeromos Nagy teaching him German, Latin, and history. His brother Count György Festetics (1755-1819) would later found the Georgikon, a centre for agricultural education, in Keszthely in 1797. In 1782 he served

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