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Miklós Jósika

1794 - 1865

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Miklós Jósika (pronounced [ˈmikloːʃ ˈjoːʒikɒ]; 28 April 1794 - 27 February 1865) was a Hungarian soldier, politician and writer. He is recognized as the first successful novelist in Hungarian literature, through the publishing of one of his first works, Abafi (1836), a historical novel set in his native Transylvania in the style of Romantic writers of the era such as Walter Scott. His political writings and activities as a member of the Transylvanian and Hungarian Diets supported the union of Transylvania and Hungary, as well as the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. He joined the revolution's representative government and was elected to the National Defense Committee which governed Hungary for seven months. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Miklós Jósika is the 5,707th most popular writer (down from 5,205th in 2019), the 465th most popular biography from Romania (down from 398th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Romanian Writer.

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Among writers, Miklós Jósika ranks 5,707 out of 7,302. Before him are Manuel Rivas, Julia Hartwig, Ha Jin, Christopher Paolini, Hannu Salama, and Áron Tamási. After him are Gwendolyn Brooks, H. A. Rey, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lloyd C. Douglas, Niccolò Ammaniti, and Alexei Panshin.

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Among people born in 1794, Miklós Jósika ranks 67. Before him are Princess Ida of Saxe-Meiningen, Valentín Canalizo, Mizuno Tadakuni, José Justo Corro, Umihana Čuvidina, and Sylvester Graham. After him are William Cullen Bryant, Dwarkanath Tagore, George Grote, Feargus O'Connor, Thomas Corwin, and Arthur P. Bagby. Among people deceased in 1865, Miklós Jósika ranks 76. Before him are Hugh Falconer, William Henry Smyth, José María Pérez de Urdininea, Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul, A. P. Hill, and Andrei Stackenschneider. After him are Henry Wirz, William J. Duane, and Thomas Corwin.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Miklós Jósika ranks 465 out of 844. Before him are Liviu Ciulei (1923), Bogdan Lobonț (1978), Grațian Sepi (1910), Nicolae Martinescu (1940), Teoctist Arăpașu (1915), and Dan Pagis (1930). After him are Ștefan Golescu (1809), Solomon Schechter (1847), Dan Coe (1941), Alexandra Stan (1989), Vasile Andrei (1955), and Constantin Alexandru (1953).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Miklós Jósika ranks 54. Before him are Marin Preda (1922), Richard Wagner (1952), László Németh (1901), Ádám Bodor (1936), Ion Agârbiceanu (1882), and Dan Pagis (1930). After him are Monica Lovinescu (1923), Árpád Tóth (1886), Aglaja Veteranyi (1962), Ion Negoițescu (1921), Linda Maria Baros (1981), and Dan Stanca (1956).

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