KEMENY, ZSIGMOND, BARON (1816-r875)

This article appears in Volume V15, Page 725 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: JUN-KHA

KEMENY, ZSIGMOND, BARON (1816-r875) , Hungarian author, came of a noble but reduced family. In 1837 he,studied jurisprudence at Marosvasarhely, but soon devoted himself entirely to journalism and literature. His first unfinished

work

WORK

, On the Causes of the Disaster of Mohacs (184o), attracted much attention. In the same year he studied natural history and anatomy at Vienna University. In 1841, along with Lajos Kovacs, he edited the Transylvanian newspaper

Erdelyi

ERDELYI, JANOS (1814-1868)

Hirad6. He also took an active part in provincial politics and warmly supported the principles of

Count

COUNT (Lat. comes, gen. comitis, Fr. comte, Ital. conte, Span. conde)

Stephen Szechenyi. In 1846 he moved to Pest, where his pamphlet, Korteskedes es ellenszerei (Partisanship and its Antidote), had already made him famous. Here he consorted with the most eminent of the moderate reformers, and for a time was on the staff of the Pesti Hirlap. The same year he brought out his first

great

GREAT

novel, Pal Gyulay. He was elected a member of the revolutionary diet of 1848 and accompanied it through all its vicissitudes. After a brief

exile

EXILE (Lat. exsilium or exilium, from exsul or exul, which is derived from ex, out of, and the root sal, to go, seen in salire, to leap,
consul
- CONSUL
- CONSUL (in Gr. generally ihraros,ashortened form of errpavgybs 8hraeos, i.e. praetor maximus)
, &c.; the connexion with solum, soil, country is now generally considered wrong)

he accepted the amnesty and returned to

Hungary

HUNGARY
HUNGARY (Hungarian Magyarorszdg)

. Careless of his unpopularity, he took up his pen to defend the cause of

justice

JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

and moderation, and in his two pamphlets, Forradalom utein (After the Revolution) and Meg egysz 6 a forradalom utdn (One word more after the Revolution), he defended the point of view which was realized by

Deak

DEAK, FRANCIS (FERENCZ), (1803-1876)

in 1867. He subsequently edited the Pesti Naplo, which became virtually

Deak

DEAK, FRANCIS (FERENCZ), (1803-1876)

's political organ. Kemeny also published several political essays (e.g. The Two Wesselenyis, and Stephen Szechenyi) which are among the best of their kind in any literature. His novels published during these years, such as Ferj es no (Husband and Wife), Szivorvenyei (The Heart's Secrets), &c., also won for him a foremost rank among con-temporary novelists. During the 'sixties Kemeny took an active part in the political labours of Deak, whose right hand he continued to be, and popularized the Composition of 1867 which he had done so much to bring about. He was elected to the diet of 1867 for one of the divisions of Pest, but took no part in the debates. The last years of his life were passed in complete seclusion in Transylvania. To the works of Kemeny already
mentioned should be added the fine historical novel Rajongok (The Fanatics) (Pest, 1858-1859), and Collected Speeches (Hung.) (Pest, 1889).
See L. Nogrady, Baron

Sigismund

SIGISMUND (1368-1437)

Kemeny's Life and Writings (Hung.) (Budapest, 1902) ; G. Beksics,

Sigismund

SIGISMUND (1368-1437)

Kemeny, the Revolution and the Composition (Hung.) (Budapest, 1888). (R. N. B.)

End of Article: KEMENY, ZSIGMOND, BARON (1816-r875)

If you wish, you can link directly to this article.

<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/JUN_KHA/KEMENY_ZSIGMOND_BARON_1816_r87.html">
KEMENY, ZSIGMOND, BARON (1816-r875)
</a>

(Previous)
KEMBLE, JOHN MITCHELL (1807-1857)

(Next)
KEMP, WILLIAM (fl. 1600)

JCSM was founded in 1997 and exists to help the community and bring people into a life-changing and productive relationship with Jesus Christ. JCSM offers over 200,000 free web pages, including its weekly inspirational emails that were sent continuously for over a decade.

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries
P.O. Box 9297
San Diego, CA 92169
1-888-887-0417 or Email