a ▁( prov ince ) ▁Category : P DP – L aban ▁polit icians ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Hung arian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁( ▁( M TA )) ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁and ▁pr estig ious ▁learned ▁society ▁of ▁Hung ary . ▁Its ▁seat ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁in ▁Budapest , ▁between ▁Sz é chen yi ▁ra k part ▁and ▁Ak adém ia ▁ut ca . ▁Its ▁main ▁respons ib ilities ▁are ▁the ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁science , ▁dis sem ination ▁of ▁scientific ▁find ings , ▁supporting ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁and ▁representing ▁Hung arian ▁science ▁dom est ically ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁a cademy ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁when ▁Count ▁Ist ván ▁Sz é chen yi ▁offered ▁one ▁year ' s ▁income ▁of ▁his ▁estate ▁for ▁the ▁purposes ▁of ▁a ▁Lear ned ▁Society ▁at ▁a ▁district ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁Diet ▁in ▁Press burg ▁( P oz son y , ▁present ▁Br atis lava , ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Parliament ▁at ▁the ▁time ), ▁and ▁his ▁example ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁other ▁deleg ates . ▁Its ▁task ▁was ▁specified ▁as ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁language ▁and ▁the ▁study ▁and ▁propag ation ▁of ▁the ▁sciences ▁and ▁the ▁arts ▁in ▁Hung arian . ▁It ▁ ▁received ▁its ▁current ▁name ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁▁ ▁Its ▁central ▁building ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ,