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Antal Szerb
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Hungarian literary scholar and writer (1901–1945)
OverviewAI-generated
Antal Szerb was a Hungarian human born in Budapest in 1901 and died in Balf in 1945. He worked as a translator, university teacher, poet, and literary critic, with a career spanning from 1920. Educated at Eötvös Loránd University, he was employed by Nyugat and Magyar Nemzet. His field of work was Hungarian literature, and he wrote in Hungarian. He spoke Hungarian, German, English, and French.
Szerb received the Baumgarten Prize and is recognized as a Holocaust victim. He died by homicide and capital punishment. His notable works include Utas és holdvilág, VII. Olivér, Magyar irodalomtörténet, The Pendragon legend, and Journey in the Light of the Moon. He also used the pseudonym A. H. Redcliff. He is buried at Fiume Road Graveyard.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1901
- Died
- 1945
- Works
- 62
Top works
- Utas és holdvilág
- VII. Olivér
- Magyar irodalomtörténet
- The Pendragon legend
- Journey in the Light of the Moon
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1901-05-01 ) 1 May 1901, Budapest , Hungary
- Died
- 27 January 1945 (1945-01-27) (aged 43), Balf , Hungary
- Resting place
- Fiume Road Graveyard , Budapest
- Occupation
- Novelist, short-story writer, academic
- Genre
- fiction, historical fiction
- Notable works
- Journey by Moonlight , The Pendragon Legend
- Spouse
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- Children
- Judit Szerb
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Antal
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Balf
- Occupation
- literary scholar
- Educated at
- Eötvös Loránd University
- Employer
- Magyar Nemzet
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Hungarian
- Field of work
- Hungarian literature
- Image
- Fiatal Szerb Antal.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1901-05-01
- date of death
- 1945-01-27
- Commons category
- Antal Szerb
- place of burial
- Fiume Road Graveyard
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- name in native language
- Szerb Antal
- pseudonym
- A. H. Redcliff
- writing language
- Hungarian
- start of work period
- 1920-00-00
- subject has role
- Holocaust victim
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Encyclopedic overview
Antal Szerb (1 May 1901 – 27 January 1945) was a noted Hungarian scholar and writer. He is generally considered to be one of the most important Hungarian writers of the 20th century.
Life and career
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Antal Szerb” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.