WRITER

Miklós Jósika

1794 - 1865

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Miklós Jósika (pronounced [ˈmikloːʃ ˈjoːʒikɒ]; 28 April 1794 - 27 February 1865) was a Hungarian soldier, politician and writer. He is recognized as the first successful novelist in Hungarian literature, through the publishing of one of his first works, Abafi (1836), a historical novel set in his native Transylvania in the style of Romantic writers of the era such as Walter Scott. His political writings and activities as a member of the Transylvanian and Hungarian Diets supported the union of Transylvania and Hungary, as well as the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miklós Jósika has received more than 17,602 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Miklós Jósika is the 5,206th most popular writer (down from 4,540th in 2019), the 398th most popular biography from Romania (down from 331st in 2019) and the 51st most popular Romanian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Miklós Jósika ranks 5,206 out of 7,302. Before him are Solomana Kante, Clara Reeve, Christian Matras, Sam Lake, Lester del Rey, and David McKee. After him are Nikolai Pogodin, Carlos Monsiváis, Louis L'Amour, Leigh Bardugo, Alexander Shishkov, and Polydore Vergil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1794, Miklós Jósika ranks 64. Before him are Mizuno Tadakuni, Umihana Čuvidina, Princess Ida of Saxe-Meiningen, Sabin Berthelot, José Justo Corro, and Valentín Canalizo. After him are William Cullen Bryant, Dwarkanath Tagore, George Grote, Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt, Sylvester Graham, and Feargus O'Connor. Among people deceased in 1865, Miklós Jósika ranks 69. Before him are Samuel Cunard, Edward Everett, John Richardson, Manuel Isidoro Belzu, Isabella Beeton, and Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul. After him are Marie-Anne Libert, José María Pérez de Urdininea, William Henry Smyth, A. P. Hill, Andrei Stackenschneider, and Henry Wirz.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Miklós Jósika ranks 398 out of 844. Before him are Petre P. Carp (1837), Bogdan Stelea (1967), Theodor Pallady (1871), Dimitar Petkov (1858), Radu Mihăileanu (1958), and Ion Lăpușneanu (1908). After him are Nicolae Crețulescu (1812), Cornel Dinu (1948), Gabi Balint (1963), George Călinescu (1899), Ilie Dumitrescu (1969), and Dumitru Pârvulescu (1933).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Miklós Jósika ranks 51. Before him are Richard Wagner (1952), Gáspár Heltai (1510), Andrei Mureșanu (1816), Marin Sorescu (1936), Ion Agârbiceanu (1882), and Marin Preda (1922). After him are George Călinescu (1899), Dan Pagis (1930), László Németh (1901), Ádám Bodor (1936), Árpád Tóth (1886), and Aglaja Veteranyi (1962).

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