Adolf Dux
Illustration — Adolf Dux (undated) Adolf Dux (Dux Adolf; 25 October 1822, Pozsony – 20 November 1881, Budapest) was a Hungarian Jewish writer and journalist. A cousin of Leopold Dukes, Dux studied law and philosophy at the University of Vienna, and was connected with the Pressburger Zeitung until 1855, when he became a correspondent for Pester Lloyd. He translated Sándor Petőfi's and Josef Eötvös' Hungarian poetry, and Katona's tragedy, Bank Ban.
Adolf Dux
Zsigmond Pollák · Vasárnapi Ujság, 1881. 48. sz. · Public domain
- Born
- 1822 · Bratislava.
- Died
- 1881 · Budapest.
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Occupation
- linguist · translator · journalist · writer · poet
- Fields
- literature · translation
- Languages
- German · Hungarian
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Illustration — Adolf Dux (undated) Adolf Dux (Dux Adolf; 25 October 1822, Pozsony – 20 November 1881, Budapest) was a Hungarian Jewish writer and journalist. A cousin of Leopold Dukes, Dux studied law and philosophy at the University of Vienna, and was connected with the Pressburger Zeitung until 1855, when he became a correspondent for Pester Lloyd. He translated Sándor Petőfi's and Josef Eötvös' Hungarian poetry, and Katona's tragedy, Bank Ban.
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He wrote Aus Ungarn as well as various stories in German under the title Deutsch-Ungarisches.
Adolf Dux is recorded with the occupation translator. Recorded with the occupation journalist. Recorded with the occupation linguist. Recorded with the occupation writer. Recorded with the occupation poet. Recorded as linguist, translator, journalist, writer and poet.
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1822
Adolf Dux was born on 25 October 1822.
1881
Adolf Dux died on 20 November 1881.
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