About Ágnes Hankiss
Lived 1950 – 2021 (aged 71). Ágnes Hankiss was a Hungarian politician and writer.
Ágnes Hankiss (born Ágnes Erdős; 7 March 1950 – 17 August 2021 ) was a Hungarian politician and elected Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with Fidesz, a member of the European People's Party. She was born and died in Budapest, Hungary. Her son is politician and traffic expert Dávid Vitézy and she was the first wife of Hungarian sociologist Elemér Hankiss.
Hankiss is best known in English for her 1992 historical novel A Hungarian Romance: A Novel.
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Who was Ágnes Hankiss?
Hungarian politician
When was Ágnes Hankiss born?
Ágnes Hankiss was born on 7 March 1950 in Budapest.
When did Ágnes Hankiss die?
Ágnes Hankiss died on 17 August 2021 in Budapest.
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Ágnes Hankiss was a politician and writer.
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Ágnes Hankiss was Hungarian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ágnes Hankiss. https://biography.guide/agnes-hankiss/
MLA: "Ágnes Hankiss." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/agnes-hankiss/.
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