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György Bessenyei

1747 - 1811

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György Bessenyei (1747–1811) was a Hungarian playwright and poet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. György Bessenyei is the 5,994th most popular writer (down from 5,951st in 2019), the 755th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 717th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Hungarian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, György Bessenyei ranks 5,994 out of 7,302Before him are Leon Kruczkowski, Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna, Jenna Bush Hager, Benny Andersen, Christian Kracht, and Fareed Zakaria. After him are Edward Wilmot Blyden, Nella Larsen, Howard Ashman, Vladimir Bogomolov, Cheikh Hamidou Kane, and Carsten Jensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1747, György Bessenyei ranks 30Before him are Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer, Alexander Bezborodko, Antoine Nicolas Duchesne, Eugenio Espejo, Iolo Morganwg, and Benjamin Vulliamy. After him is Samuel Osgood. Among people deceased in 1811, György Bessenyei ranks 26Before him are Juan de Villanueva, Christian Gotthilf Salzmann, Mariano Moreno, Ivan Osterman, Juan Aldama, and Benjamin Vulliamy. After him are Thomas Fitzsimons, Samuel Chase, and Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, György Bessenyei ranks 755 out of 1,077Before him are József Pálinkás (1912), Péter Szijjártó (1978), Attila Csihar (1971), Leslie Valiant (1949), Géza Gulyás (1931), and Gyula Kakas (1878). After him are Imre Farkas (1935), Ferenc Török (1935), Elemér Somfay (1898), András Szente (1939), Elemér Szathmáry (1926), and Violetta Ferrari (1930).

Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, György Bessenyei ranks 72Before him are George Mikes (1912), János Batsányi (1763), Teréz Karacs (1808), Dániel Berzsenyi (1776), Ferenc Móra (1879), and Zoltán Ambrus (1861). After him are Sándor Bródy (1863), Gyula Juhász (1883), Éva Janikovszky (1926), Ferenc Juhász (1928), Ágnes Nemes Nagy (1922), and Sándor Csoóri (1930).