WRITER

István Fekete

1900 - 1970

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István Fekete (25 January 1900, Gölle, Austria-Hungary – 23 June 1970, Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian writer. He wrote several youth novels and animal stories. He is perhaps best known for his youth novel Tüskevár ("Thorn Castle", 1957), about two city boys' summer holiday at the corner of Lake Balaton and Zala River, their experiences, adventures, contact with Nature in its genuine form. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of István Fekete has received more than 39,855 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. István Fekete is the 4,963rd most popular writer (down from 4,359th in 2019), the 547th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 455th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Hungarian Writer.

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

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  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, István Fekete ranks 4,963 out of 7,302. Before him are Henry Monnier, Alexander Vampilov, Eben Alexander, Vesna Parun, Kostas Varnalis, and Nestor Kukolnik. After him are Thomas Dekker, Adolf Brand, Manuel Alegre, Frank Belknap Long, Jean Cayrol, and Gavino Ledda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, István Fekete ranks 229. Before him are Zinaida Aksentyeva, Hélène Prévost, Józef Kowalski, Carlos Raúl Villanueva, Mildred Gillars, and William Stevenson. After him are Richard Hughes, Marta Abba, Pierre Braine, Konrad Granström, John C. Slater, and Mikel Koliqi. Among people deceased in 1970, István Fekete ranks 195. Before him are Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch, Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, Janko Alexy, Hélène Sparrow, Ludovico Bidoglio, and Vano Muradeli. After him are Shoichi Sakata, David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven, Christopher Kelk Ingold, Valerio Arri, Cyril Scott, and Andrejs Upīts.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, István Fekete ranks 547 out of 1,077. Before him are Victor Varconi (1891), István Csom (1940), Tibor Kemény (1913), Dezső Földes (1880), Ágnes Hranitzky (1945), and István Mészáros (1930). After him are István Bilek (1932), Károly Kisfaludy (1788), Ferenc Mészáros (1950), Menyhért Lónyay (1822), István Géczi (1944), and Ferenc Kósa (1937).

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Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, István Fekete ranks 56. Before him are Kató Lomb (1909), Gyula Illyés (1902), Mihály Csokonai (1773), Jenő Rejtő (1905), Ferenc Karinthy (1921), and József Katona (1791). After him are Károly Kisfaludy (1788), Júlia Szendrey (1828), György Faludy (1910), Joe Eszterhas (1944), János Pilinszky (1921), and Bertalan Szemere (1812).

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