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Born March 2, 1817 • Hungary
Died October 22, 1882 (aged 65) • Budapest • Hungary
Notable Works “Őszikék” • “Szépirodalmi Figyelő” • “Toldi” • “Toldi estéje” • “Toldi szerelme”

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Tibor Déry
Hungarian writer
Mihály Vörösmarty, detail of a steel engraving by C.A. Schwerdgeburth, after a drawing by Miklós Barabás.
Mihály Vörösmarty
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Gyula Illyés
Hungarian writer
János Mailáth, lithograph by J. Ruprecht.
János, Count Mailáth
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Sándor Weöres
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Lajos Kassák
Hungarian writer
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János Batsányi
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Attila József
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Farkas Bolyai
Hungarian mathematician and writer
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Endre Ady
Hungarian poet
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Sándor Petőfi
Hungarian poet
Ferenc Kazinczy, lithograph after a painting by T. Heinrich, 1859.
Ferenc Kazinczy
Hungarian literary scholar
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Béla Balázs
Hungarian writer
Berzsenyi, engraving by Miklos Barabas, 1859
Dániel Berzsenyi
Hungarian poet
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Dezső Kosztolányi
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Ferenc Herczeg
Hungarian writer
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Ferenc Kölcsey
Hungarian poet
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Mihály Babits
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Miklós Zrínyi
Hungarian statesman and poet
Mihály Csokonai Vitéz, charcoal drawing by Félegyházi.
Mihály Csokonai Vitéz
Hungarian poet

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