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Kölcsey Ferenc
(1790—1838)

Hungarian writer and orator. A student of the Enlightenment, he aided his friend Krasi

ski in a reform of the Hungarian language, investigated Hungarian literary history, and introduced the critical essay. As a member of parliament (1832–36), he spoke eloquently to urge freedom for the serfs. His prose and poetry are somber and elaborately classical in style; they reveal a strong moral sense. Kölcsey wrote the Hungarian national hymn (1823).

Hungary, 1937, Ferenc Kölcsey

Hungary, 1990, Ferenc Kölcsey

Hungary, 1990.08.03, Budapest. Ferenc Kolcsey