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Bálint Balassi was a Hungarian poet, translator, and writer. Born in Zvolen on October 20, 1554, he died in Esztergom on May 30, 1594. He was a male citizen of Hungary whose native language was Hungarian. He also spoke and wrote in Slovak.
His religious worldview included both Catholicism and Protestantism. Balassi is associated with the work *The Lost Rider*. He is described in the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary* and the *Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition*.
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- The Lost Rider
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bálint
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Zvolen
- Place of death
- Esztergom
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Slovak
- Native language
- Hungarian
- Religion
- Protestantism
- Image
- Balassi Bálint költő.jpg
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- Bálint Balassi
- date of birth
- 1554-10-20
- date of death
- 1594-05-30
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
Bálint Balassi Balassi Bálint statue at the Kodály körönd in Budapest
Baron Valentinus Balassa de Kékkő et Gyarmat (Hungarian: Gyarmati és kékkői báró Balassi Bálint, Slovak: Valentín Balaša (Valaša) barón z Ďarmôt a Modrého Kameňa; 20 October 1554 – 30 May 1594) was a Renaissance lyric poet. He wrote in nine languages: Latin, Italian, German, Polish, Turkish, Slovak, Croatian, Magyar and Romanian. He is the founder of modern slovak lyric and erotic poetry. He lived at Kingdom of Hungary, a multinational state in Central Europe.
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