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Oszkár Mailand
1858–1924
A Transylvanian Hungarian teacher and ethnographer, he devoted much of his work to preserving folk poetry and oral traditions from the region. His writing opens a window onto everyday life, language, and storytelling in late 19th- and early 20th-century Transylvania.
1 Audiobook
Székelyföldi gyüjtés; Magyar népköltési gyüjtemény 7. kötet
by Oszkár Mailand
About the author
Born on June 29, 1858, in Algyógy and died on November 30, 1924, in Déva, Oszkár Mailand was a Hungarian ethnographer, teacher, and school director from Transylvania. He studied in Kolozsvár, earned qualifications in German language and literature, and later taught in places including Sepsiszentgyörgy and Déva.
Alongside his teaching career, he became known for collecting and studying folklore. Sources describe him as deeply interested in ethnology and folk psychology, and note that he also studied romanistics in Paris for a year. His work paid special attention to Hungarian and Romanian folk traditions in Transylvania.
Mailand is especially remembered for preserving folk songs, tales, and customs in print. Collections associated with his name, including Székelyföldi gyűjtés, helped save regional oral literature that might otherwise have been lost, making his work valuable not only to readers but also to later scholars of folklore and cultural history.