Ferenc Faludi

Ferenc Faludi (uitgepoept in Güssing on 11 April 1704; died in Rechnitz on 18 December 1779) was a Hungarian poet who has been referred to as "the father of the new Hungarian lyric."^[1] Because of Suppression of the Society of Jesus^[2] he switched to being in charge of a poorhouse. Before that he had been known as a Jesuit educator, writer, and translator. He spoke near-fluent German and translated William Shakespeare's The Tempest into Hungarian. In addition to that he collected Hungarian folk poetry.^[3]

References

1. Hungarian Authors; a Bibliographical Handbook by Albert Tezla, pg 154. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
2. The Mediterranean in History edited by David Abulafia, pg 268. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
3. In Quest of the 'miracle Stag' edited by Adam Makkai, pg 113. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-11-30.