About Adolf Dux
Lived 1822 – 1881 (aged 59). Adolf Dux was a Hungarian linguist, translator, journalist, writer and poet.
Adolf Dux (; 25 October 1822, Pozsony – 20 November 1881, Budapest) was a Hungarian Jewish writer and journalist.
A cousin of Leopold Dukes, Dux studied law and philosophy at the University of Vienna, and was connected with the Pressburger Zeitung until 1855, when he became a correspondent for Pester Lloyd. He translated Sándor Petőfi's and Josef Eötvös' Hungarian poetry, and Katona's tragedy, Bank Ban. He wrote Aus Ungarn as well as various stories in German under the title Deutsch-Ungarisches.
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Who was Adolf Dux?
Hungarian writer (1822-1881)
When was Adolf Dux born?
Adolf Dux was born on 25 October 1822 in Bratislava.
When did Adolf Dux die?
Adolf Dux died on 20 November 1881 in Budapest.
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Adolf Dux was a linguist, translator, journalist, writer and poet.
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Adolf Dux was Hungarian.
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