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János Arany
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Hungarian poet, journalist, writer and translator (1817–1882)
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János Arany was a Hungarian linguist, poet, writer, and journalist. Born in Salonta in 1817, he died in Budapest in 1882 from pneumonia. He was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Kisfaludy Society. Arany received the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary. His native language was Hungarian, and he also spoke English, Ancient Greek, and Latin.
He is the author of works such as Összes költeményei, ARANY JANOS KOLTEMENYEI, Válogatott költeményei, Művei, and Összes próvai művei. He had one child, László Arany. Arany is described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. He is buried at Fiume Road Graveyard.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1817
- Died
- 1882
- Works
- 84
Top works
- Összes költeményei
- ARANY JANOS KOLTEMENYEI
- Válogatott költeményei
- Művei
- Összes próvai művei
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1817-03-02 ) 2 March 1817, Nagyszalonta , Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (now Salonta , Romania)
- Died
- 22 October 1882 (1882-10-22) (aged 65), Budapest , Austria-Hungary
- Occupation
- Journalist writer poet translator teacher
- Language
- Hungarian
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Alma mater
- University of Debrecen
- Notable works
- Toldi trilogy , The Bards of Wales
- Spouse
- Julianna Ercsey
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- János
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Salonta
- Place of death
- Budapest
- Child
- László Arany
- Occupation
- translator
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Native language
- Hungarian
- Image
- Barabas-arany.jpg
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- Commons category
- János Arany
- date of birth
- 1817-03-02
- date of death
- 1882-10-22
- member of
- Kisfaludy Society
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Fiume Road Graveyard
- topic's main category
- Category:János Arany
- name in native language
- Arany János
- writing language
- Hungarian
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Works in European collections
24 objects attributed to János Arany, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Kapcsos book
A lantos (ősszel, 1849)
Bolond Istók első ének : (13-32.)
Bolond Istók első ének : (33-44.)
Bolond Istók első ének : (1-12.)
Bolond Istók első ének : (57-70.)
Bolond Istók első ének : (86-93.)
Bolond Istók első ének : (71-85.)
Bolond Istók első ének : (45-56.)
Bolond Istók első ének : (94-99.)
Rege a csodaszarvasról
Arany János balladái
Epics of the Hungarian Plain
Auswahl
All poems of János Arany
Prehistoric rocks
A Toldi-trilógia
![Arany János összes költeményei [Rovásírással]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmek.oszk.hu%2F05600%2F05694%2Fborito.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Arany János összes költeményei [Rovásírással]
Elbeszélés tizenkét énekben
Arany és Petőfi levelezése prózában, versben
Poetische Erzählung in zwölf Gesängen
11-12
Olcsó könyvtár
1851
~6 min read
Encyclopedic overview
János Arany ( Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjaːnoʃ ˈɒrɒɲ]; archaic English: John Arany; 2 March 1817 – 22 October 1882) was a Hungarian poet, writer, translator and journalist. He is often said to be the "Shakespeare of ballads" – he wrote more than 102 ballads that have been translated into over 50 languages, as well as the Toldi trilogy.
Biography
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