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Born January 21, 1823 • Slovakia
Died October 5, 1864 (aged 41) • Slovakia
Notable Works “The Tragedy of Man”
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Tibor Déry
Hungarian writer
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Farkas Bolyai
Hungarian mathematician and writer
Mihály Vörösmarty, detail of a steel engraving by C.A. Schwerdgeburth, after a drawing by Miklós Barabás.
Mihály Vörösmarty
Hungarian writer
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Béla Balázs
Hungarian writer
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Mihály Babits
Hungarian author
Mihály Csokonai Vitéz, charcoal drawing by Félegyházi.
Mihály Csokonai Vitéz
Hungarian poet
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Péter Nádas
Hungarian author
Ferenc Molnár
Ferenc Molnár
Hungarian author
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Gyula Illyés
Hungarian writer
József Katona
József Katona
Hungarian author
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Ferenc Herczeg
Hungarian writer
Károly Kisfaludy, detail of an engraving after a drawing by H. Pecz, 1893.
Károly Kisfaludy
Hungarian author
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Iancu Văcărescu
Romanian author
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
English author
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German author
Painting of Samuel Johnson showing Johnson seated at a desk with a quill in hand and papers before him, wearing a brown coat and white wig.
Samuel Johnson
English author
Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma.
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
French dramatist Jean Racine
Jean Racine
French dramatist
Lord Byron
Lord Byron
British poet
D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence
English writer

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