Zsolt Harsányi
Hungarian writer
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| Intro | Hungarian writer | ||
| A.K.A. | Zsolt Harsanyi | ||
| A.K.A. | Zsolt Harsanyi | ||
| Places | Hungary | ||
| was | Journalist Author Poet Lawyer Poet lawyer Translator Writer | ||
| Work field | Journalism Law Literature | ||
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| Birth | 27 January 1887, Krompachy, Slovakia | ||
| Death | 29 November 1943Budapest, Hungary (aged 56 years) | ||
| Star sign | Aquarius | ||
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Biography
Zsolt Harsányi (27 January 1887 – 29 November 1943), also known as Zsolt von Harsanyi or Zsolt de Harsanyi, was a prolific and renowned Hungarian author, dramatist, translator, and writer.
Born in Korompa, Upper Hungary (modern day Slovakia; Krompachy in Slovakian), Harsányi descended from a long line of Hungarian writers. At seventeen years of age, he received a student award from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
His long career produced hundreds of dramatic and literary works, including short and full-length plays, musical comedies, and historical fiction novels.