István Kniezsa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

István Kniezsa

Hungarian linguist and university professor

Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1898

Place of Birth: Trstená, Slovak Socialist Republic, Slovakia

Date of Death: 15-Mar-1965

Profession: university teacher, linguist

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

István Kniezsa (1 December 1898, Trsztena, Austria-Hungary, now Trstená, Slovakia – 15 March 1965, Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian linguist and Slavist.
His major contribution was to the research of Slavic loanwords in the Hungarian language and toponymy.