Sándor Petőfi
Poet, Author
1823 – 1849
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Who was Sándor Petőfi?
Sándor Petőfi was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered Hungary's national poet, and was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. He is the author of the Nemzeti dal, which is said to have inspired the revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary that grew into a war for independence from the Austrian Empire. It is most likely that he died in the Battle of Segesvár, one of the last battles of the war.
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- Born
- Jan 1, 1823
Kiskőrös - Also known as
- Sandor Petofi
- Sándor Petrovics
- Sándor Petõfi
- Petrovics Sándor
- Alexander Petrovics
- Alexander Petrovič
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Júlia Szendrey
(1847/09/08 - 1849/07/31)
- Júlia Szendrey
- Children
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Hungary
- Profession
- Lived in
- Bács-Kiskun County
- Died
- Jul 31, 1849
Sighișoara
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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