György Ottlik

György Ottlik , also Georg von Ottlik (born June 23, 1889 in Budapest , † July 15, 1966 in Paris ) was a Hungarian diplomat and journalist .

Life

After studying political science and obtaining his doctorate in Budapest , Ottlik joined the diplomatic service , including at the Hungarian representations in Bern and Sofia . From 1927 to 1934 he was a member of the Hungarian delegation to the League of Nations in Geneva and was elected to its control committee in 1930. In addition, he was co-editor of the French-language yearbook of the League of Nations. Ottlik belonged to the well-connected circles around the (former) Prime Minister István Bethlen , the industrialists family Weiss and the historian Gyula Szekfű , who published the magazine Magyar Szemle ( Hungarian Review ) founded by Bethlen since 1927 . Ottlik published in Hungarian, German and French. From 1919 to 1923 he had already accompanied international politics for Pester Lloyd and in 1937 became its editor-in-chief. From 1934 to 1935 he briefly edited the government-affiliated daily Budapesti Hírlap ( Budapester Zeitung ), and from 1935 the Nouvelle Revue de Hongrie, a magazine founded by Bethlen for propaganda abroad.

Fonts (selection)

(Georg von Ottlik, ed.): "Modern Hungary. A biography series. Series 1: Statesmen". Eligius, Vienna / Budapest 1926.
(Georges de Ottlik): "La troisième République". Athenaeum, Budapest 1931.
"A modern diplomácia". Athenaeum, Budapest 1937.
"Lusitania". Pester Lloyd, Budapest 1940.
"Count Andrássy the Elder". Pester Lloyd, Budapest 1943.

Web links

Literature by and about Georges Ottlik (Société des Nations) in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Biography in the Magyar Életrajzi Lexicon (Hungarian)

Individual evidence

↑ Széchenyi, Ágnes: Introduction, in: Kornfeld, Móric: Reflections on Twentieth Century Hungary. A Hungarian Magnate's View (CHSP Hungarian Studies Series; 14). Boulder 2007, pp. 1-94, here: pp. 50f.

personal data
SURNAME	Ottlik, György
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ottlik, Georg von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Hungarian diplomat and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH	June 23, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH	Budapest
DATE OF DEATH	July 15, 1966
Place of death	Paris

[1] Széchenyi, Ágnes: Introduction, in: Kornfeld, Móric: Reflections on Twentieth Century Hungary. A Hungarian Magnate's View (CHSP Hungarian Studies Series; 14). Boulder 2007, pp. 1-94, here: pp. 50f.