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1843–1875
A 19th-century Hungarian collector of folk poetry, he helped preserve songs and ballads from Csongrád County for later generations. Though he died young, his work remains part of the record of Hungarian folk tradition.
Károly Török was a Hungarian folklorist and collector of folk poetry who lived from 1843 to 1875. He is best known for work connected with Magyar népköltési gyüjtemény (Collection of Hungarian Folk Poetry), including the Csongrád County material published as Csongrádmegyei gyüjtés.
The surviving sources I could confirm in this search say little about his personal life, but they do show his place in the 19th-century effort to record oral tradition before it disappeared. His published collection preserves regional songs, ballads, and other pieces of folk culture from southern Hungary.
Because the available online information is sparse, it is safest to remember him chiefly as an early documenter of Hungarian folk heritage rather than attach unverified biographical details. His legacy rests on the material he helped save.