Emil Makai
Emil Makai (17 November 1870 – 6 August 1901), born Emil Fischer, was a Hungarian-Jewish poet, journalist, dramatist, and translator.
Emil Makai
A Hét, 1897-01-10. 2. szám, címlap · Public domain
- Name
- Emil Makai
- Birth Name
- Emil Fischer
- Born
- 17 November 1870
- Birthplace
- Makó, Hungary
- Died
- 6 August 1901
- Education
- Budapest rabbinical seminary
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Occupation
- journalist · poet · playwright · translator · writer
- Languages
- Hungarian · German · Hebrew
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Emil Makai (17 November 1870 – 6 August 1901), born Emil Fischer, was a Hungarian-Jewish poet, journalist, dramatist, and translator.
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Emil Makai (1870–1901) was a Hungarian journalist, playwright and poet, among other activities. Born in Makó, the journalist died in Budapest.
Emil Makai studied at Budapest University of Jewish Studies. The journalist was a member of Petőfi Society. Languages used include German, Hebrew and Hungarian.
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• Name — Emil Makai • Birth Name — Emil Fischer • Born — 17 November 1870 • Birthplace — Makó, Hungary • Died — 6 August 1901 • Language — Hungarian • Education — Budapest rabbinical seminary
Biography
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Born to Rabbi Antal Enoch Fischer in Makó, Makkai went to Budapest in 1884, where he distinguished himself at the Budapest rabbinical seminary as a student by his poetical talent. In 1888, Makai published his first volume of poetry, Vallásos énekek ("Religious Songs"). This was followed by a Biblical drama, Absalon (1891), and Zsidó költők ("Jewish Poets," 1892), translations of medieval Hebrew poetry, including the works of Shlomo ibn Gabirol, Yehudah ha-Levi, Shmuel ha-Nagid, Moshe ibn Ezra, Avraham ibn Ezra, Yehuda al-Harizi, and Imanuel ha-Romi. In 1893, his version of the Song of Songs (Énekek éneke) was published. From 1892 Makai translated more than 100 dramas and operettas, included Abraham Goldfaden's Sulamit and Bar Kochba.
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• Vallásos énekek ("Religious Songs", 1888) • Absolon ("Absalom", 1891) • Komédiások (1891) • Zsidó költők ("Jewish Poets", 1892) • Énekek éneke ("Song of Songs", 1893) • Margit (1896) • A királyné apródja (1899) • Robinzonok (1899) • Tudós professzor Hatvani ("The Learned Professor Hatvani", 1900)
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• Toto és Tata (1895) • A kék asszony (1897) • Jáfet tizenkét felesége (1898) • A görög rabszolga (1899) • A modell (1901) • A kölcsönkért vőlegény (1901)
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