WRITER

János Arany

1817 - 1882

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János Arany (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjaːnoʃ ˈɒrɒɲ]; archaic English: John Arany; 2 March 1817 – 22 October 1882) was a Hungarian poet, writer, translator and journalist. He is often said to be the "Shakespeare of ballads" – he wrote more than 102 ballads that have been translated into over 50 languages, as well as the Toldi trilogy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. János Arany is the 2,290th most popular writer (down from 2,142nd in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Romania (down from 146th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Romanian Writer.

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Among writers, János Arany ranks 2,290 out of 7,302. Before him are Walter of Châtillon, Frankétienne, Tobias Smollett, Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, Ding Ling, and Fernando de Rojas. After him are Sigismund von Herberstein, Paul Du Chaillu, Hallgrímur Pétursson, Gurju Khatun, Camilla Collett, and Constantine Manasses.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1817, János Arany ranks 35. Before him are José Zorrilla, Mihail Kogălniceanu, Karl Vogt, Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac, Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, and Princess Marie Amelie of Baden. After him are Alfred Józef Potocki, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Nikolay Kostomarov, Bernhard Windscheid, Nikoloz Baratashvili, and Táhirih. Among people deceased in 1882, János Arany ranks 35. Before him are Henry Draper, Mikhail Skobelev, Henri Giffard, Joachim Raff, Anthony Trollope, and Henry Cole. After him are Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Berthold Auerbach, Estanislao Figueras, Alfred Escher, Johann Benedict Listing, and Đuro Daničić.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, János Arany ranks 166 out of 844. Before him are Ion I. C. Brătianu (1864), Gheorghe Tătărescu (1886), Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (1906), Steve Holmes (1961), Petru Rareș (1487), and Saul Steinberg (1914). After him are Serge Moscovici (1925), Nicolae Grigorescu (1838), Ulpia Severina (300), Bálint Bakfark (1507), Crin Antonescu (1959), and Lucien Goldmann (1913).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, János Arany ranks 18. Before him are Ion Luca Caragiale (1852), Lajos Zilahy (1891), Miklós Nyiszli (1901), Dora d'Istria (1828), Mircea Cărtărescu (1956), and Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu (1916). After him are Ana Blandiana (1942), Vasile Alecsandri (1821), Olha Kobylianska (1863), Mihail Sebastian (1907), Eva Mozes Kor (1934), and Richard Wurmbrand (1909).

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