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Ferenc Kölcsey

1790 - 1838

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Ferenc Kölcsey (archaically English: Francis Kolcsey, 8 August 1790 in Sződemeter – 24 August 1838) was a Hungarian poet, literary critic, orator, and politician, noted for his support of the liberal current in Hungary regarding the politics involving the Austrian Empire. He wrote Himnusz, the national anthem of Hungary in 1823. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferenc Kölcsey is the 3,818th most popular writer (down from 3,393rd in 2019), the 435th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 362nd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Hungarian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ferenc Kölcsey ranks 3,818 out of 7,302. Before him are Ilya Ilf, Petko Slaveykov, Oksana Zabuzhko, Daniil Granin, Sturla Þórðarson, and Taslima Nasrin. After him are Mascha Kaléko, Nikolay Mikhaylovsky, Charles Blanc, Ryhor Baradulin, Nancy Mitford, and Halina Konopacka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1790, Ferenc Kölcsey ranks 38. Before him are Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Joseph Bélanger, John Cockerill, James Pradier, Juan Lindo, Ghezo, and Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella. After him are Ludwig Emil Grimm, Claude Pouillet, Juan Álvarez Mendizábal, Ignaz von Rudhart, Melchor Múzquiz, and William Davies Evans. Among people deceased in 1838, Ferenc Kölcsey ranks 28. Before him are Joseph Lancaster, Kaspar Maria von Sternberg, José Bonifácio de Andrada, Jędrzej Śniadecki, Osceola, and Maximilian von Montgelas. After him are Ignaz von Rudhart, Georges Mouton, Piet Retief, Ludwig Abeille, Thomas Andrew Knight, and Friedrich Accum.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Ferenc Kölcsey ranks 435 out of 1,077. Before him are Dezső Földes (1880), László Lékai (1910), Imre Harangi (1913), Sándor Wekerle (1848), George Friedman (1949), and Barbara Palvin (1993). After him are Lipót Baumhorn (1860), Milán Füst (1888), Július Torma (1922), Máté Fenyvesi (1933), Igor Grabar (1871), and Lajos Haynald (1816).

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Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, Ferenc Kölcsey ranks 43. Before him are Béla Király (1912), Péter Szondi (1929), Géza Gárdonyi (1863), Mihály Babits (1883), Tibor Déry (1894), and Gyula Krúdy (1878). After him are Milán Füst (1888), István Örkény (1912), Ferenc Fejtő (1909), Zsigmond Móricz (1879), Edith Bruck (1931), and Yuriy Venelin (1802).

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