Miklós Jósika
Hungarian writer, politician (1794–1865) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Miklós Jósika [ˈmikloːʃ ˈjoːʃikɒ] (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.
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Miklós Jósika | |
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Born | (1794-04-28)28 April 1794 |
Died | 27 February 1865(1865-02-27) (aged 70) |
Resting place | Hazsongard cemetery, Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Occupation(s) | Soldier, writer, politician |
Notable work | Abafi (1836) |
Title | Baron of Branyicskai |
Spouses | Elizabeth Kállay
(m. 1818; div. 1847) Júlia Podmaniczky (m. 1847) |
Family | Jósika de Branyicska |
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. He joined the revolution's representative government and was elected to the National Defense Committee which governed Hungary for seven months. Following the revolution's defeat in 1849, his family estate lands were seized and he went into exile for the remainder of his life, which ended in Dresden in 1865.[1][2]