Gyula Kornis

The native form of this personal name is Kornis Gyula. This article uses the Western name order.
Gyula Kornis
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
20 May 1938  1 December 1938
Preceded by Sándor Sztranyavszky
Succeeded by Kálmán Darányi
Personal details
Born 22 December 1885
Vác, Austria-Hungary
Died 17 April 1958 (aged 72)
Budapest, People's Republic of Hungary
Political party Unity Party
Party of National Unity
Profession educator

Gyula Kornis (originally Kremer Gyula; 22 December 1885 17 April 1958) was a Hungarian Piarist, philosopher, educator, professor and politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives for a short time in 1938.

He had an important role in implementation of educational policy of Count Kuno von Klebelsberg, Minister of Religion and Education in the cabinet of István Bethlen in 20s. Kornis also served as interim President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1945, after the Second World War.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Sándor Sztranyavszky
Speaker of the House of Representatives
1938
Succeeded by
Kálmán Darányi
Cultural offices
Preceded by
Archduke Joseph
President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
1945
Succeeded by
Gyula Moór
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