András Dugonics
1740–1818 (age 78)
Biography
András Dugonics, born in 1740, became one of Hungary’s cherished writers, best known for his novellas that explored rural life with warmth and humanity. His stories offered moral reflection while also capturing the rhythms and values of everyday people.
Dugonics’s compassionate storytelling survived long after his death in 1818, and he rests in Dugonics Cemetery, where readers still honor the writer whose words celebrated the dignity of common folk.