Ferenc Kölcsey
1790
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1838
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Habsburg monarchy, Austrian Empire, Hungary
native language: Hungarian
languages spoken, written or signed: Hungarian
occupation: poet, writer, literary critic, politician
position held: members of the lower house of Hungarian Diet
Ferenc Kölcsey (archaically English: Francis Kolcsey, 8 August 1790 in Sződemeter – 24 August 1838) was a Hungarian poet, literary critic, orator, and politician, noted for his support of the liberal current in Hungary regarding the politics involving the Austrian Empire. He wrote Himnusz, the national anthem of Hungary in 1823. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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