Attila József

Hungarian poet (1905–1937)
Person Human Q313359
Attila József
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Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
April 11, 1905
Date of death
December 3, 1937
Place of birth
Budapest
Place of death
Balatonszárszó
Country of citizenship
Hungary[8]
Ethnic group
Hungarians[10]
Occupation
poet
Employer
Nyugat[11]
Member of political party
Communist Party of Hungary[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Hungarian, French, German[28][29][30]
Family name
József[20]
Given name
Attila[21]
Manner of death
suicide[25]
Medical condition
schizophrenia[23]
Name in native language
József Attila[31]
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Native language
Hungarian[9]
Writing language
Hungarian
🏷️ Also known as
en Attila József en Attila Jozsef ar أتيلا يوزيف de Attila Jozsef de Jozsef Attila de József Attila el Άτιλα Γιόζεφ el Ατίλα Γιόζεφ es Attila Jozsef es Jozsef Attila es József Attila fa آتیلا یوزف fa اتیلا یوزف fi Attila Jozsef fr Attila Jozsef fr Jozsef Attila fr József Attila he יוז'ף אטילה he אטילה יוז'ף hu József Attila
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GND ID
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AbART person ID
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Arab Encyclopedia concept ID
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Archivio Storico Ricordi person ID
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Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BioLexSOE ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Dezède person ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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GCD creator ID
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GeneaStar person ID
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Geni profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Gravsted.dk ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IDU person ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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JRC Names ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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LIMIS person ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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Magyar életrajzi lexikon ID
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Moly.hu author ID
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Munzinger person ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSZL (VIAF) ID
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NSZL name authority ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Russia ID
7770083, 7770084
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
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PIM authority ID
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PORT person ID
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Perlentaucher ID
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Personality Database profile ID
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Poets.org poet ID
attila-jozsef
Printemps des poètes poet ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
53688
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RILM ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNK ID
205849
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls012191423
Topic's main category
Category:Attila József
Treccani ID
attila-jozsef
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
attila-jozsef
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058524144806706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1006261
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/51972, 495/51975
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
12827
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Attila József was born on April 11, 1905[1], in Budapest[2]. He died on December 3, 1937[3], in Balatonszárszó[4]. He worked as a poet[5].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Attila József include University of Szeged[32], a public university[33], in Hungary[34], founded in 1921[35], headquartered in Cluj-Napoca[36]; József Attila Prize[37], a literary award[38], in Hungary[39], founded in 1950[40]; and 39971 József[41], an asteroid[42].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Attila József include University of Szeged[32], a public university[33], in Hungary[34], founded in 1921[35], headquartered in Cluj-Napoca[36]; József Attila Prize[37], a literary award[38], in Hungary[39], founded in 1950[40]; and 39971 József[41], an asteroid[42].

FAQs

Where was Attila József born?

Attila József's place of birth was Budapest[2].

Where did Attila József die?

Attila József died in Balatonszárszó[4].

Who were Attila József's parents?

Attila József's father was József Áron[7].

What did Attila József do for work?

Attila József worked as a poet[5].

Where did Attila József go to school?

Attila József was educated at University of Szeged[12] and Franz Joseph University[13].

What awards did Attila József receive?

Honors received include Kossuth Prize[14], Baumgarten Prize[15], and Hungarian Heritage Award[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 10d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discogs artist ID → 906267
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62839: Importing Discogs artist IDs into Wikidata from MusicBrainz, after ensuring matching labels part1"
  2. 25d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  3. 8w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality Database profile ID → 116208
    "Created claim: Personality Database profile ID: 116208, Matched to József Attila (#251159673) in Personality Databa…"
  4. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 07EA-ABCA-6DAC-317C-D9B1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46470: HAND ID (9)"
  5. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image of grave → József Attila és családja sírja.jpg
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #43073: substitute P214 reference with P227 reference (2)"
  6. 16w ago · PinTweaks · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet
    "Changed labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: Cleanup: remove wikimedia+aggregator refs; remove redundant occupations; add mul label; a"
  7. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0263702-Jozsef-Attila-19051937
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0263702-Jozsef-Attila-19051937, batch #259494"
  8. 22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #35232: add P1810 to P8034"
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