Emma Orczy
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- Born
- 23 September 1865
- Died
- 12 November 1947
- Works
- 779
Top works
- Murder on the Railways
- Sḳarleṭ Pimpernel
- The man in the corner
- Unravelled knots
- "Unto Cæsar,"
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Writing · Tamaörs, Hungary
Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy de Orci was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English fop who turns into a quick-thinking escape artist.
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,235x
- Tissue-based map of the human proteome
· 2015 · cited 13,711x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,771x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,718x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 9,668x
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Key facts
- Born
- Emma Magdalena Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orci , 23 September 1865 ( 1865-09-23 ) , Tarnaörs , Heves County , Hungary, Austrian Empire
- Died
- 12 November 1947 (1947-11-12) (aged 82), Henley-on-Thames , Oxfordshire, England
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Nationality
- Hungarian, British
- Genre
- Historical fiction, mystery fiction and adventure romances
- Notable works
- The Scarlet Pimpernel , The Emperor's Candlesticks
- Spouse
- Henry George Montagu MacLean Barstow ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1894 ; died 1942 )
- Children
- John "Jack" Montague Orczy-Barstow
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Key dates
- Born
- 27 September 1865
- Died
- 12 November 1947
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Emma
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Tarnaörs
- Place of death
- Henley-on-Thames
- Occupation
- painter
- Educated at
- Heatherley School of Fine Art
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- Hungarian
Article
Baroness Emma Magdalena Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orci (/ˈɔːrtsiː/; 23 September 1865 – 12 November 1947), usually known as Baroness Orczy (the name under which she was published), was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring The Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English fop who turns into a quick-thinking escape artist in order to save French aristocrats from "Madame Guillotine" during the French Revolution, establishing the "hero with a secret identity" in popular culture.
Opening in London's West End on 5 January 1905, The Scarlet Pimpernel became a favourite of British audiences. Some of Orczy's paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy in London.
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