FEJERVARY, GEZA, FREIHERR VON (1833-1914), Hun garian statesman, and general, was born on March 15, 1833. He began his career in the army, and was decorated for gallantry at Solferino. In 1872 he became State Secretary in the Hungarian ministry of national defence (Honved) and minister of national defence in 1884. In 1895 he persuaded the Emperor Francis Joseph to agree to the religious and political reforms of the Wekerle Ministry. In 1903 he resigned, together with the prime minister Szell, owing to the rejection of a bill to increase the con tingent of recruits, and was appointed captain of the Hungarian Life Guards organized at that time. He was appointed premier on June 18, 1905. The parliamentary majority declared that the Fejervary ministry was unconstitutional, and organised a national opposition against it. Fejervary nevertheless succeeded in settling these differences by the so-called Pactum, on the basis of which the Wekerle Ministry was formed on April 8, 1906. From this time onwards Fejervary's political activity ceased, and he resumed his military career. On the death of Prince Esterhazy, captain of the Hungarian bodyguard, Fejervary was appointed his successor. He died of cancer of the tongue on April 25, 1914•