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László Arany
1844–1898
Remembered as a poet, translator, and collector of folk tales, he helped carry Hungarian literary traditions into a new generation. He was also active in public and economic life, giving his writing a wider reach beyond poetry alone.
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Eredeti népmesék
by László Arany
About the author
Born on March 25, 1844, in Nagyszalonta, László Arany was the son of the major Hungarian poet János Arany. He studied at Nagykőrös and later law in Pest, but he became known above all for his literary work.
He published at a young age and is especially associated with folk-tale collections, poetry, translations, and essays. Sources also describe him as a writer on economics and politics, showing how broad his interests were.
Alongside his writing, he worked at the Hungarian Land Credit Institute and later became one of its directors. He was elected a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1872 and died in Budapest on August 1, 1898.