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Tibor Sekelj

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Tibor Sekelj

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Hungarian author and explorer (1912–1988)

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Tibor Sekelj (1912–1988) was a male explorer, ethnologist, writer, and journalist. Born in Poprad, he died in Subotica, where he also resided. His citizenship included Cisleithania, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He was educated at the University of Zagreb and served as a member of the Academy of Esperanto.

Sekelj spoke, wrote, and signed in Esperanto, Hungarian, Serbian, and Serbo-Croatian, with Hungarian as his native language. He wrote in Esperanto. His published works include *Window on Nepal*, *Donde la civilización termina*, *Odapni strelu put zvezda*, *Mondo de traviva^joj*, and *Na tragu doživljaja*.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1912
Works
9

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Hungary
Active from
1952-04-05

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Key facts

Born
( 1912-02-14 ) 14 February 1912, Georgenberg , Austria-Hungary (now Poland)
Died
23 September 1988 (1988-09-23) (aged 76), Subotica , Yugoslavia
Occupation
Writer lawyer explorer esperantist
Citizenship
Yugoslavia
Education
University of Zagreb
Period
1929–1988
Genre
Esperanto literature
Notable works
Kumeŭaŭa, la filo de la ĝangalo (1979) Tempesto sur Akonkagvo, La trovita feliĉo, Tra lando de Indianoj, Nepalo malfermas la pordo (Window on Nepal), Ĝambo Rafiki, Mondmapo, Padma, Mondo de travivaĵoj, Elpafu la sagon, Neĝhomo, Kolektanto de ĉielarkoj; See bibliography
Spouse
Erzsébet Sekelj

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Tibor
Family name
Székely
Gender
male
Place of birth
Poprad
Place of death
Subotica
Occupation
Esperantist
Languages spoken
Italian
Native language
Hungarian
Image
Tibor Sekelj 1983.jpg
Residence
Subotica
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Commons category
Tibor Sekelj
date of birth
1912-02-14
date of death
1988-09-23
writing language
Esperanto
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Works in European collections

11 objects attributed to Tibor Sekelj, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Tibor Sekelj (14 February 1912 – 23 September 1988), also known as Székely Tibor according to Hungarian orthography, was a Hungarian born polyglot, explorer, author, and 'citizen of the world.' In 1986 he was elected a member of the Academy of Esperanto and an honorary member of the World Esperanto Association. Among his novels, travel books and essays, his novella Kumeŭaŭa, la filo de la ĝangalo ("Kumewawa, the son of the jungle"), a children's book about the life of Brazilian Indians, was translated into seventeen languages, and in 1987 it was voted best Children's book in Japan. In 2011 the European Esperanto Union declared 2012 "The Year of Tibor Sekelj" to honor the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Early life

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