WRITER

Dezső Kosztolányi

1885 - 1936

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Dezső Kosztolányi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈdɛʒøː ˈkostolaːɲi]; March 29, 1885 – November 3, 1936) was a Hungarian writer, journalist, translator, and also a speaker of Esperanto. He wrote in all literary genres, from poetry to essays to theatre plays. Building his own style, he used French symbolism, impressionism, expressionism and psychological realism. He is considered the father of futurism in Hungarian literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dezső Kosztolányi is the 2,619th most popular writer (up from 2,709th in 2019), the 558th most popular biography from Austria (up from 575th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Austrian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dezső Kosztolányi ranks 2,619 out of 7,302. Before him are Rosario Castellanos, Friedrich Spee, Mariana Alcoforado, George Adamski, Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, and Georges Ohnet. After him are Guillaume Tirel, Alphonse Matejka, Ryōkan, Nikoloz Baratashvili, Bharavi, and Jim Thompson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Dezső Kosztolányi ranks 99. Before him are Milan Vidmar, Noman Çelebicihan, Alexandros Koryzis, Iuliu Hossu, St John Philby, and Jerome Kern. After him are Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, Antonio Bacci, Frank Knight, Leó Weiner, Louise Bryant, and Dorando Pietri. Among people deceased in 1936, Dezső Kosztolányi ranks 92. Before him are Édouard Herzen, Meir Dizengoff, Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva, José Calvo Sotelo, Georgios Kondylis, and Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke. After him are David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, Nahum Sokolow, Josep Sunyol, Alexander Guchkov, Louise Bryant, and Oskar Barnack.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Dezső Kosztolányi ranks 558 out of 1,424. Before him are Jörg Demus (1928), Egon Friedell (1878), Franz Schalk (1863), Hermann Bondi (1919), Bernhard Wicki (1919), and Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria (1629). After him are Karl Rappan (1905), Annemarie Moser-Pröll (1953), Berta Karlik (1904), Gottfried Helnwein (1948), Raul Hilberg (1926), and Friedrich Welwitsch (1806).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Dezső Kosztolányi ranks 40. Before him are Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (1874), Eva Schloss (1929), Ilse Aichinger (1921), Alfréd Wetzler (1918), Heimito von Doderer (1896), and Ceija Stojka (1933). After him are Raul Hilberg (1926), Ulrich von Liechtenstein (1200), Pauline von Metternich (1836), Johannes Mario Simmel (1924), Paula von Preradović (1887), and Erich Fried (1921).

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