Pál Szinyei Merse

Pál Szinyei Merse (1845 - 1920) was a Hungarian painter and art educator. In 1896, he was elected to the Diet of Hungary, where he advocated for major reforms in art education. He then began to exhibit widely, in Paris, St.Louis, Berlin and Rome, among other places. In 1902, he went blind in one eye, but continued to work at the same pace. In 1905, he became President of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts.