Sándor Kisfaludy

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The native form of this personal name is Kisfaludy Sándor. This article uses the Western name order.

Sándor Kisfaludy (September 27, 1772 - October 28, 1844) was a Hungarian lyric poet, Himfy's Loves his chief work, was less distinguished as a dramatist. He is considered to be the first romantic poet from Hungary. He was the brother of Károly Kisfaludy. He has been set to music by Zoltán Kodály.[1]

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  1. ^ "Kisfaludy". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company. 

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.