István Györffy

ethnographer (1884–1939)
Person human Q379279
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István Györffy

Summary

István Györffy is a human[1]. He was born in Karcag[2]. He was born on February 11, 1884[3]. He died in Budapest[4]. He died on October 3, 1939[5]. He worked as an ethnologist[6], university teacher[7], ethnographer[8], and folklorist[9]. He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Key Facts

  • István Györffy was born in Karcag[2].
  • István Györffy died in Budapest[4].
  • István Györffy was born on February 11, 1884[3].
  • István Györffy died on October 3, 1939[5].
  • Burial took place at Fiume Road Graveyard[11].
  • A child of István Györffy was György Györffy[12].
  • A child of István Györffy was Anna F. Györffy[13].
  • István Györffy held citizenship in Hungary[14].
  • István Györffy worked as an ethnologist[6].
  • István Györffy's professions included university teacher[7].
  • István Györffy worked as an ethnographer[8].
  • István Györffy worked as a folklorist[9].
  • István Györffy was a member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences[15].
  • István Györffy is recorded as male[16].
  • István Györffy's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • István Györffy's Commons category is recorded as István Györffy (ethnographer)[18].
  • István Györffy's family name is recorded as Györffy[19].
  • István Györffy's given name is recorded as István[20].
  • István Györffy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:István Györffy (ethnographer)[21].
  • István Györffy's described by source is recorded as Magyar múzeumi arcképcsarnok[22].
  • István Györffy's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hungarian[23].

Body

Origins and Family

István Györffy was born in Karcag[2]. He was born on February 11, 1884[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include ethnologist[6], university teacher[7], ethnographer[8], and folklorist[9].

Personal Life

Children include György Györffy[12], a historian[24], 1917–2000[25], of Hungary[26], awarded the Herder Prize[27] and Anna F. Györffy[13], a painter[28], 1915–2006[29], of Hungary[30], specialised in illustration[31].

Death and Burial

István Györffy died on October 3, 1939[5]. He passed away in Budapest[4]. He is buried at Fiume Road Graveyard[11].

Why It Matters

István Györffy is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

FAQs

Where was István Györffy born?

István Györffy's place of birth was Karcag[2].

Where did István Györffy die?

István Györffy died in Budapest[4].

What did István Györffy do for work?

István Györffy worked as ethnologist[6], university teacher[7], ethnographer[8], and folklorist[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PIM authority. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . PIM authority. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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