WRITER

Hannah Szenes

1921 - 1944

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Hannah Szenes (often anglicized as Hannah Senesh or Chanah Senesh; Hebrew: חנה סנש; Hungarian: Szenes Anna; 17 July 1921 – 7 November 1944) was a Hungarian-born poet, playwright, and resistance operative trained by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE). In 1944, she was one of 37 Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine parachuted into occupied Europe to support Allied efforts and help rescue Jews facing deportation. After crossing into Hungary from Yugoslavia, she was captured by Hungarian gendarmes, imprisoned, and tortured but refused to reveal mission details. She was later tried for treason by a court under the fascist Arrow Cross regime and executed in Budapest. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hannah Szenes is the 1,621st most popular writer (up from 1,689th in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 191st in 2019) and the 18th most popular Hungarian Writer.

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Among writers, Hannah Szenes ranks 1,621 out of 7,302. Before her are Constance Lloyd, Laonikos Chalkokondyles, Henry de Montherlant, René Char, Robert Brasillach, and Thomas Moore. After her are Christian Friedrich Hebbel, Ludwig Börne, Jacques Amyot, Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Robert Jordan, and S. Ansky.

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Among people born in 1921, Hannah Szenes ranks 110. Before her are Betty Friedan, Nino Manfredi, Leonardo Sciascia, Mary Douglas, Ben Bradlee, and Jaroslav Drobný. After her are Gavriil Ilizarov, Ariel Ramírez, George Roy Hill, Gene Roddenberry, Oskar Gröning, and Virgilio Barco Vargas. Among people deceased in 1944, Hannah Szenes ranks 99. Before her are Chaim Rumkowski, Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff, Paul Masson, Arthur Blake, Aliya Moldagulova, and Ethel Smyth. After her are Tokutaro Ukon, Kurt Gerron, Paul Poiret, Robert E. Park, James McKeen Cattell, and Peter Deunov.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Hannah Szenes ranks 188 out of 1,077. Before her are Ferenc Bene (1944), Alfréd Hajós (1878), Ferenc Deák (1803), Franz Xaver von Zach (1754), Constance of Hungary (1180), and Valamir (420). After her are Gyula Lóránt (1923), Gyula Zsengellér (1915), István Dobi (1898), Attila József (1905), Michael Balint (1896), and György Konrád (1933).

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Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, Hannah Szenes ranks 18. Before her are Nikolaus Lenau (1802), Ephraim Kishon (1924), Péter Nádas (1942), Béla Balázs (1884), Rosika Schwimmer (1877), and Magda Szabó (1917). After her are Attila József (1905), György Konrád (1933), Miklós Zrínyi (1620), Mór Jókai (1825), Viktor Barna (1911), and László Krasznahorkai (1954).

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