Mór Jókai

1825 - 1904

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country of citizenship: Hungary

native language: Hungarian

languages spoken, written or signed: German, Latin, Ancient Greek, French, English, Italian, Hungarian

educated at: Grammar School of Reformed College

occupation: writer, playwright, politician, journalist

position held: Member of the House of Magnates, member of the National Assembly of Hungary

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 Jokai 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)