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Ferenc Kazinczy

Ferenc Kazinczy (in older English: Francis Kazinczy; October 27, 1759 – August 23, 1831) was a Hungarian author, poet, translator, neologist, an agent in the regeneration of the Hungarian language and literature at the turn of the 19th century. Today his name is connected with the extensive Language Reform of the 19th century, when thousands of words were coined or revived, enabling the Hungarian language to keep up with scientific progress and become an official language of the nation in 1844. For his linguistic and literary works he is regarded as one of the cultural founders of the Hungarian Reform Era along with Dávid Baróti Szabó, Ferenc Verseghy, György Bessenyei, Mátyás Rát and János Kis.

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Ferenc Kazinczy

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Name
Ferenc Kazinczy
Born
27 October 1759
Birthplace
Érsemjén, Bihar, Hungary (today Șimian, Romania)
Died
23 August 1831
Place of death
Széphalom, Zemplén County, Hungary (today part of Sátoraljaújhely)
Occupation
author neologist poet translator notary inspector of education
Education
law
Movement
Age of Enlightenment Classicism
Full name
Kazinczy Ferenc.
Nationality
Hungary.
Movements
Age of Enlightenment and Classicism.
Languages
Hungarian.

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  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Reception, influence and legacy
  3. 03Archives and collections
  4. 04Bibliography and scholarly literature
  5. 05Notes, references and evidence

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