Imre Madách

Imre Madách de Sztregova et Kelecsény (January 20, 1823 – October 5, 1864) was a Hungarian writer, poet, lawyer and politician. His major work is The Tragedy of Man (Az ember tragédiája, 1861). It is a dramatic poem approximately 4000 lines long, which elaborates on ideas comparable to Goethe's Faust. The author was encouraged and advised by János Arany, one of the most famous of 19th century Hungarian poets. Description above from the Wikipedia article Imre Madách, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Other name:

Madách Imre

Gender:

Male

Birthday:

Jan 20, 1823

Deathday:

5 thg 10, 1864

Place of birth:

Alsósztregova, Kingdom of Hungary (now Slovakia)