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Mór Jókai

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Mór Jókai

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Also known as Moritz Jokai, Maurus Jokai, Móric Jókay de Ásva, Mor Jokai, Moric Jokay de Asva, Maurice Jokai, Móricz Jókay of Ásva, Maurus Jókai

Hungarian writer (1825–1904)

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Komárom, Kingdom of Hungary (now Komarno, Slovakia)

Móric Jókay de Ásva (known as Mór Jókai; 18 February 1825 – 5 May 1904), outside Hungary also known as Maurus Jokai, was a Hungarian dramatist and novelist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mór Jókai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Key facts

Born
( 1825-02-18 ) 18 February 1825, Komárom , Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (now Komárno , Slovakia)
Died
5 May 1904 (1904-05-05) (aged 79), Budapest , Austria-Hungary
Resting place
Kerepesi Cemetery
Occupation
Author
Language
Hungarian
Literary movement
Neo-romanticism
Notable works
The Man with the Golden Touch ( Az aranyember ), The Heartless Man's Sons ( A kőszívű ember fiai )
Spouse
Róza Laborfalvi (1848–1886), Bella Nagy (1899–1904)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Hungary
Place of birth
Komárno
Place of death
Budapest
Occupation
journalist
Political party
Liberal Party
Languages spoken
Hungarian
Native language
Hungarian
Image
Mór Jókai.jpg
Work location
Budapest
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date of birth
1825-02-18
date of death
1904-05-05
Commons Creator page
Mór Jókai
birth name
Ásvay Jókay Móric
name in native language
Jókai Mór
place of burial
Fiume Road Graveyard
writing language
Hungarian
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Works in European collections

7 objects attributed to Mór Jókai, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Jókai in 1854; lithograph by Miklós Barabás Móricz Jókay of Ásva [ˈmoːr ˈjoːkɒi] (18 February 1825 – 5 May 1904), known as Mór Jókai, was a Hungarian novelist, dramatist and revolutionary. Outside of Hungary, he was also known as Maurice Jókai or Maurus Jókai or Mauritius Jókai. He was a leader of the outbreak of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 in Pest. His romantic novels became widely popular among the elite of Victorian England, where he was often compared to Charles Dickens by the press. One of his most famous admirers was Queen Victoria herself.

Early life

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