Balázs Orbán

Balázs Orbán

Painting depicting Orbán Balázs
Born (1829-02-03)3 February 1829
Died 19 April 1890(1890-04-19) (aged 61)
Budapest, Hungary
Occupation writer, historian and politician
Ethnicity Hungarian
Notable works "Székelyföld leírása"

Balázs Orbán (1829–1890) was a Hungarian writer, historian and politician.

He was born in Lengyelfalva, Grand Principality of Transylvania (today Polonița, Romania) and died in Budapest. His most important work is "Székelyföld leírása", an encyclopedic description of the Szekely Land, first published in 1868 in Budapest, Hungary.

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