Gregor Csiky
Gregor Csiky or Hungarian Csiky Gergely (born December 8, 1842 in Pâncota ( Arad district , Romania ), † November 19, 1891 in Budapest ( Hungary )) was a Hungarian writer .
Life
Csiky studied theology in Pest and Vienna , and was professor at the Catholic seminary in what was then Temesvár from 1870 to 1878 . He later joined the Evangelical Church in and began his career as an author . With his novels and books on sacred architecture he had modest success in the beginning, whereupon he tried his hand at as a playwright and thus received immediate recognition.
For his play Az ellenállhatatlan (Irresistible) he received the Hungarian Academy of Sciences award . The academy praised his directness, freshness, realistic vitality, and his very own style. This was followed by the works A Proletárok (Proletariat) , Buborékok (Bubbles) , Két szerelem (Two Loves) , A szégyenlős (The Shy) and Athalia .
He continued to translate works of the classics Sophocles and Plautus into the Hungarian language . His novels Arnold and Az Atlasz család (The Atlas Family ) are among his best known works.
literature
- Csiky, Gregor von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 158.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Csiky, Gregor. In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition, 1910-11 ( digitized ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Csiky, Gregor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Csiky, Gergely (Hungarian name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pâncota , Romania |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1891 |
| Place of death | Budapest , Hungary |