János Székely

Hungarian writer and screenwriter (1901-1958)
Person human Q216143
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János Székely

Summary

János Székely is a human[1]. He was born in Budapest[2]. He was born on July 7, 1901[3]. He passed away in East Berlin[4]. He died on December 16, 1958[5]. He worked as a screenwriter[6], novelist[7], writer[8], and poet[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • János Székely was born in Budapest[2].
  • János Székely passed away in East Berlin[4].
  • János Székely passed away in Berlin[11].
  • János Székely was born on July 7, 1901[3].
  • János Székely died on December 16, 1958[5].
  • János Székely was married to Erzsi Bársony[12].
  • A child of János Székely was Kati Székely[13].
  • János Székely held citizenship in Hungary[14].
  • János Székely's professions included screenwriter[6].
  • János Székely's professions included novelist[7].
  • János Székely's professions included writer[8].
  • János Székely worked as a poet[9].
  • János Székely received the Academy Award for Best Story[15].
  • János Székely is recorded as male[16].
  • János Székely's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • János Székely's family name is recorded as Székely[18].
  • János Székely's given name is recorded as János[19].
  • János Székely's pseudonym is recorded as John Pen[20].
  • János Székely's topic's main category is recorded as Q20195857[21].
  • János Székely's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Story[22].
  • János Székely's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[23].
  • János Székely's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • János Székely's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hungarian[25].
  • János Székely's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Freund János'}[26].
  • János Székely's different from is recorded as János Székely[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: HU[29]

  • Began / founded: 1901-07-07[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1958-12-16[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b4393023-96cb-45fc-8ecc-2c8a5788284d[32]

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Origins and Family

János Székely was born in Budapest[2]. He was born on July 7, 1901[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter[6], novelist[7], writer[8], and poet[9].

Recognition

János Székely received the Academy Award for Best Story[15].

Personal Life

Among János Székely's spouses was Erzsi Bársony[12]. A child of him was Kati Székely[13].

Death and Burial

János Székely died on December 16, 1958[5]. Recorded place of death include East Berlin[4], a big city[33], in German Democratic Republic[34], founded in 1949[35] and Berlin[11], a seat of government[36], in Margraviate of Brandenburg[37], founded in 1244[38].

Why It Matters

János Székely ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was János Székely born?

Born in Budapest[2], János Székely…

Where did János Székely die?

János Székely died in East Berlin[4].

Who was János Székely married to?

János Székely's spouses include Erzsi Bársony[12].

What did János Székely do for work?

János Székely worked as screenwriter[6], novelist[7], writer[8], and poet[9].

What awards did János Székely receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Story[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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