Mihály Zsupánek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMihály Zsupánek
Slovenian poet
Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1830
Place of Birth: Šalovci, Šalovci Municipality, Slovenia
Date of Death: 19-Jan-1905
Profession: writer, poet
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Mihály Zsupánek
- Mihály Zsupánek (Slovene: Mihael Županek; 7 March 1830 – 19 January 1905 or 24 January 1898) was a Slovene poet in Hungary, the father of János Zsupánek and grandfather of Vilmoš Županek. Born in Šalovci (Prekmurje), his parents were Péter Zsupanek and Judit Tolvay.
- He fought in the Second Italian War of Independence and he participated in the battle of Solferino.
- In Carniola he learned standard Slovene hymns. In Dolenci he was an assistant cantor and preserved an old Prekmurje dialect hymnal, as Ferenc Sbüll the poet replaced the old hymns.
- Some hymns are from the Old Hymnal of Martjanci. Zsupánek also wrote Hungarian hymns.
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