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Sándor Weöres

1913 - 1989

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Sándor Weöres (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃaːndor ˈvørøʃ]; 22 June 1913 – 22 January 1989) was a Hungarian poet and author. Born in Szombathely, Weöres was brought up in the nearby village of Csönge. His first poems were published when he was fourteen, in the influential journal Nyugat ("West"), through the acceptance of its editor, the poet Mihály Babits. Weöres attended the University of Pécs, first studying law before moving on to geography and history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sándor Weöres is the 4,265th most popular writer (down from 4,101st in 2019), the 500th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 443rd in 2019) and the 51st most popular Hungarian Writer.

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Among writers, Sándor Weöres ranks 4,265 out of 7,302. Before him are Willibald Alexis, Louise-Victorine Ackermann, Andrey Piontkovsky, Konstantin Batyushkov, Marietta Shaginyan, and Konstantin Aksakov. After him are Hadiya Davletshina, Lyuben Karavelov, Anne Tyler, Emmanuel Roblès, Pauline Kael, and William Gaddis.

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Among people born in 1913, Sándor Weöres ranks 223. Before him are John Mikaelsson, Johan Kraag, Friedrich Dickel, Félicien Marceau, Josef Stroh, and Arne Nyberg. After him are Lewis A. Coser, Harry Andersson, Helene Madison, Robert Jungk, Iosif Grigulevich, and Zezé Procópio. Among people deceased in 1989, Sándor Weöres ranks 185. Before him are Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark, Yasuji Miyazaki, János Farkas, José Bustamante y Rivero, Jean-Michel Charlier, and Christine Jorgensen. After him are Thorkild Hansen, Laurie Cunningham, Süreyya Ağaoğlu, José Augusto Brandão, René Petit, and Robert Körner.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Sándor Weöres ranks 500 out of 1,077. Before him are Kati Kovács (1944), Agnes Simon (1935), József Bencsics (1933), Jenő Károly (1886), István Csom (1940), and George Pal (1908). After him are Zoltán Mechlovits (1891), Károly Németh (1922), Emeric Pressburger (1902), István Kausz (1932), Tamás Vásáry (1933), and Lajos Tihanyi (1885).

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Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, Sándor Weöres ranks 51. Before him are István Örkény (1912), Ferenc Fejtő (1909), Zsigmond Móricz (1879), Edith Bruck (1931), Yuriy Venelin (1802), and Gyula Illyés (1902). After him are Joe Eszterhas (1944), Ferenc Karinthy (1921), József Katona (1791), Jenő Rejtő (1905), Bertalan Szemere (1812), and Károly Kisfaludy (1788).

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