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Mihály Csokonai

1773 - 1805

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Mihály Csokonai (full name Mihály Csokonai Vitéz; in Hungarian Csokonai Mihály or Csokonai Vitéz Mihály) (Hungarian: [ˈt͡ʃokonɒi ˈviteːz ˈmihaːj]) (17 November 1773 – 28 January 1805) was a Hungarian poet, a leading figure in the Hungarian literary revival of the Enlightenment. Having been educated in Debrecen, where he was born, Csokonai was appointed while still very young to the professorship of poetry there. Shortly thereafter he was deprived of the post on account of the immorality of his conduct. The remaining twelve years of his short life were passed in almost constant wretchedness, and he died in his native town, in his mother's house, when only thirty-one years of age. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mihály Csokonai is the 5,277th most popular writer (down from 4,543rd in 2019), the 636th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 494th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Hungarian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mihály Csokonai ranks 5,277 out of 7,302. Before him are Hans Christian Branner, José Luandino Vieira, Leyla Erbil, Kitamura Tokoku, Henry Roth, and John Hersey. After him are Aubrey de Grey, Elizabeth Hawley, Mahadev Desai, Jack Canfield, Anna Kavan, and Mahmoud Dowlatabadi.

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Among people born in 1773, Mihály Csokonai ranks 49. Before him are Josef August Schultes, Johann Karl Burckhardt, François Fournier-Sarlovèze, Mihály Pollack, José Rondeau, and Joseph Woelfl. After him are Princess Sophia of Gloucester, Thomas Brisbane, Cassandra Austen, and Nathaniel Bowditch. Among people deceased in 1805, Mihály Csokonai ranks 28. Before him are John Robison, Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville, Conrad Moench, Ji Yun, Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage, and Thomas Wedgwood.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Mihály Csokonai ranks 636 out of 1,077. Before him are Sándor Bíró (1911), Márton Homonnai (1906), László Raffinsky (1905), István Balogh (1912), István Bilek (1932), and Lajos Gönczy (1881). After him are Victor Varconi (1891), Béla Békessy (1875), László Kovács (1933), Zoltán Lajos Bay (1900), Márta Sebestyén (1957), and Ödön Bodor (1882).

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Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, Mihály Csokonai ranks 61. Before him are Jenő Rejtő (1905), Bertalan Szemere (1812), Károly Kisfaludy (1788), Júlia Szendrey (1828), István Fekete (1900), and György Faludy (1910). After him are János Pilinszky (1921), József Bajza (1804), Lőrinc Szabó (1900), Sándor Kisfaludy (1772), George Mikes (1912), and János Batsányi (1763).

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