WRITER

Ján Kollár

1793 - 1852

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Ján Kollár (Hungarian: Kollár János; 29 July 1793 – 24 January 1852) was a Slovak writer (mainly poet), archaeologist, scientist, Lutheran pastor, politician, and main ideologist of Pan-Slavism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ján Kollár is the 938th most popular writer (up from 1,052nd in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 111th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Hungarian Writer.

Ján Kollár is most famous for his contributions to the Slovak language. Kollár was one of the first people to write in Slovak, and he was one of the first people to create a Slovak alphabet.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ján Kollár ranks 938 out of 7,302. Before him are Johann Kaspar Lavater, Aelius Donatus, Jan Neruda, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, David Irving, and Stefan George. After him are Julien Green, Daniel Keyes, Al-Mutanabbi, Zelda Fitzgerald, Jules Renard, and Philostratus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1793, Ján Kollár ranks 7. Before him are Ferdinand I of Austria, Dost Mohammad Khan, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Karl Ludwig Hencke, George Green, and Victor of Aveyron. After him are Juan Manuel de Rosas, Nana Asmaʼu, Ludwig Reichenbach, Michel Chasles, Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira, and Radama I. Among people deceased in 1852, Ján Kollár ranks 12. Before him are Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Auguste de Marmont, Johan Gadolin, Augustus Pugin, and Marie of Hesse-Kassel. After him are Vasily Zhukovsky, Karl Bryullov, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg, Louisa Adams, and Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Ján Kollár ranks 112 out of 1,077. Before him are Peter Lax (1926), György Cziffra (1921), Stephen IV of Hungary (1133), László Sólyom (1942), Ágnes Heller (1929), and Taksony of Hungary (931). After him are Emma Orczy (1865), Cornel Wilde (1912), Zoltán of Hungary (896), Margaret Mahler (1897), Pál Schmitt (1942), and József Bozsik (1925).

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Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, Ján Kollár ranks 9. Before him are Sándor Petőfi (1823), Ágota Kristóf (1935), Sándor Márai (1900), Arthur Koestler (1905), Ferenc Molnár (1878), and Felix Salten (1869). After him are Emma Orczy (1865), Max Nordau (1849), Nikolaus Lenau (1802), Ephraim Kishon (1924), Péter Nádas (1942), and Béla Balázs (1884).

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