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Zsigmond, Baron Kemény
Hungarian writer
Also known as: Báró Zsigmond Kemény
Quick Facts
- Hungarian in full:
- Zsigmond, Báró Kemény
- Born:
- June 12?, 1814, Alvinc, Hungary [now Vințu de Jos, Romania]
- Died:
- December 22, 1875, Pusztakamarás [now Cămărașu, Romania]
- Notable Works:
- “Férj és nő”
Zsigmond, Baron Kemény (born June 12?, 1814, Alvinc, Hungary [now Vințu de Jos, Romania]—died December 22, 1875, Pusztakamarás [now Cămărașu, Romania]) was a Hungarian novelist noted especially for his minute psychological analysis. Kemény’s private means and title smoothed the way toward his career. His achievements in politics came through journalism, first in his native Transylvania, then in Pest, where from 1847 to 1855 he served on the staff of the liberal daily newspaper Pesti Hirlap. In 1855 he became editor of the Pesti Napló, making it the most influential newspaper in Hungarian politics. As a partisan of the statesman Ferenc ...(100 of 226 words)