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Simon of Kéza

1250 - 1301

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Simon of Kéza (Hungarian: Kézai Simon) was the most famous Hungarian chronicler of the 13th century. He was a priest in the royal court of king Ladislaus IV of Hungary. In 1270–1271, bearing the title "master" (magister), Simon was part of a diplomatic mission led by Sixtus of Esztergom. Andrew of Hungary was also a part of this mission. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simon of Kéza is the 3,064th most popular writer (up from 3,238th in 2019), the 345th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 348th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Hungarian Writer.

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Among writers, Simon of Kéza ranks 3,064 out of 7,302. Before him are Jules Barbier, Juan Ruiz, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Maksim Bahdanovič, Şihabetdin Märcani, and Walter Pater. After him are Vizma Belševica, René Daumal, Jean Rhys, Karel Havlíček Borovský, Miodrag Bulatović, and Aleksey Pisemsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1250, Simon of Kéza ranks 29. Before him are Jayavarman VIII, Raden Wijaya, Tarmashirin, Matteo I Visconti, Friar Julian, and Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq. After him are Maso di Banco, Rebecca Guarna, Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of Sicily, Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Theodoric of Freiberg, and Reniero Zeno. Among people deceased in 1301, Simon of Kéza ranks 8. Before him are Andrew III of Hungary, Kaidu, Zhang Sanfeng, Violant of Aragon, Leo I of Galicia, Kera Tamara, and Bolko I the Strict.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Simon of Kéza ranks 345 out of 1,077. Before him are György Orth (1901), Endre Szemerédi (1940), Árpád Szakasits (1888), Tivadar Puskás (1844), Moshe Sanbar (1926), and Ildikó Enyedi (1955). After him are Katalin Szőke (1935), Péter Palotás (1929), Pál Titkos (1908), Iván Fischer (1951), Pál Losonczi (1919), and László Fazekas (1947).

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Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, Simon of Kéza ranks 35. Before him are Miloš Crnjanski (1893), Frigyes Karinthy (1887), Mihály Vörösmarty (1800), Kató Lomb (1909), Miklós Radnóti (1909), and Antal Szerb (1901). After him are László Polgár (1946), Béla Király (1912), Péter Szondi (1929), Géza Gárdonyi (1863), Mihály Babits (1883), and Tibor Déry (1894).

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