Count Károly Reviczky de Revisnye ( hu, revisnyei gróf Reviczky Károly; 4 November 1737 – 10 August 1793), also known as Charles de Reviczky, was a Hungarian nobleman, bibliophile and orientalist. He was eminent for his classical taste and erudition.
Biography
Reviczky was born in
Revišné in 1737, present day Slovakia. He served as Envoy Extraordinary from the emperor of Hungary to the King of Great Britain,
and as Austrian Minister at
Florence.
With great judgment and at a considerable expense, he collected a classical library, which he sold during his residence in London to
George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer
George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, (1 September 1758 – 10 November 1834), styled Viscount Althorp from 1765 to 1783, was a British Whig politician. He served as Home Secretary from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents. He was ...
of
Althorp. The purchase included an annuity for Reviczky's life, and it formed the basis of Spencer's collection.
Of this collection the Count printed and distributed a descriptive catalogue under the title of ' (1784, 8 volumes). It has likewise the following French title, '. Prefixed to the work (which consists of about 300 pages) is a letter of ten pages, in French, addressed to M. L'A. D**** (
M. l'Abbé Denina).
Besides this work, Revicksky published an essay in French on Turkish Tactics (Vienna, 8 volumes), and ', (Vienna, 1771, 8 volumes).
Reviczky was made a
Commander of the Order of St. Stephen. He died at
Vienna in August 1793.
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1737 births
1793 deaths
Hungarian nobility
Hungarian orientalists
Bibliophiles
Knights Commander of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary
Diplomats from Austria-Hungary