József Keresztessy
Hungarian fencer
Died when: 75 years 252 days (908 months)Star Sign: Leo
József Keresztessy (7 August 1819 – 16 April 1895) master of fencing, founder of the sword fencing in Hungary.He was born in Budapest, Hungary.
He got a job at the Fencing Institution in Pest under the direction of .Here he was an assistant in fencing.
Having practiced six years he got a diploma of master of fencing.After getting this document he started to teach in the National Fencing Institute in Budapest.
During the Hungarian Revolution he was a member of Lajos Aulich’s company.He took part in the battles of Buda, Pered, and as a soldier of György Klapka, at the Battles of Komárom.
His fencing school was opened in 1851.
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