Károly Ereky

Károly Ereky
Minister of Food
In office
17 August 1919  24 November 1919
Preceded byFerenc Knittelhoffer
Succeeded byIstván Szabó de Nagyatád
Personal details
Born(1878-10-20)20 October 1878
Esztergom, Austria-Hungary
Died17 June 1952(1952-06-17) (aged 73)
Vác, Hungary
Political partyIndependent
ProfessionAgricultural engineer

Károly Ereky (German: Karl Ereky; 20 October 1878 – 17 June 1952) was a Hungarian agricultural engineer. The term 'biotechnology' was coined by him in 1919. He is regarded by some as the "father" of biotechnology.