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János Garay

1889 - 1945

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János Garay (10 October 1812 – 5 November 1853) was a Hungarian poet and author, born in Szekszárd, Tolna County. From 1823 to 1828 he studied at Pécs, and subsequently, in 1829, at the University of Pest. In 1834 he brought out an heroic poem, in hexameters, under the title Csatár. Garay was an energetic journalist, and in 1838 he moved to Pozsony, where he edited the political journal Hírnök (Herald). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). János Garay is the 40th most popular fencer (down from 20th in 2024), the 493rd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 440th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Hungarian Fencer.

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Among Fencers

Among fencers, János Garay ranks 40 out of 349Before him are Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu, Alexandre Lippmann, Jacques Ochs, Franco Riccardi, Grigory Kriss, and Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier. After him are Egon Franke, Dario Mangiarotti, István Kausz, Italo Santelli, Guram Kostava, and Ildikó Schwarczenberger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, János Garay ranks 199Before him are Erick-Oskar Hansen, Ronald Fairbairn, Abbās al-Aqqād, Nathan Altman, Willi Baumeister, and Kōichi Kido. After him are Pearl White, Richard O'Connor, Albert Hill, Clifton Webb, Anita Malfatti, and G. D. H. Cole. Among people deceased in 1945, János Garay ranks 270Before him are Leonhard Kaupisch, Wilhelm Hasse, Henri Dentz, Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil, Berta Zuckerkandl, and Florence Bascom. After him are Osip Brik, Italo Santelli, Eddie Slovik, Karl Decker, Pierre Cérésole, and Arthur Tell Schwab.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, János Garay ranks 493 out of 1,077Before him are Gyula Illyés (1902), István Mészáros (1930), István Pelle (1907), Angelica Bella (1968), Károly Bartha (1907), and Anton Seidl (1850). After him are Kati Kovács (1944), Agnes Simon (1935), József Bencsics (1933), Jenő Károly (1886), István Csom (1940), and George Pal (1908).

Among Fencers In Hungary

Among fencers born in Hungary, János Garay ranks 9Before him are Pál Kovács (1912), Győző Kulcsár (1940), Rudolf Kárpáti (1920), Péter Tóth (1882), Oszkár Gerde (1883), and Dezső Földes (1880). After him are István Kausz (1932), Ildikó Schwarczenberger (1951), Attila Petschauer (1904), György Piller (1899), Sándor Pósta (1888), and Imre Gedővári (1951).