István Türr
István Türr Türr Istvan, Stefano Türr, Étienne Türr | |
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Portrait by József Borsos, 1870s | |
| Born | 10 August 1825 Baja, Hungary |
| Died | 3 May 1908 (aged 82) Budapest |
| Allegiance | Austrian Empire (deserted) Hungarian Revolutionary Army
1849 Hungarian Legion (Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia) |
| Rank | Lieutenant in the Hungarian Revolutionary Army, Colonel in the 1849 Baden Revolutionary Army, |
| Other work | Canal architect Engineer Peace Activist |
István Türr (Italian: Stefano Türr, French: Étienne Türr; 10 August 1825 – 3 May 1908) was a Hungarian soldier, revolutionary, canal architect and engineer, remembered in Italy for his role in that country's unification and his association with Garibaldi. In the later years of his life became known as a peace activist.