Béla Vihar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Béla Vihar

Attila József Prized Hungarian poet, journalist, educator

Date of Birth: 23-May-1908

Place of Birth: Hajdúnánás, Hajdú-Bihar County, Hungary

Date of Death: 24-Nov-1978

Profession: writer, teacher, poet, journalist

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Béla Vihar (Hungarian pronunciation: ['be?l? 'vih?r]) (23 May 1908 – 24 November 1978) was a Hungarian poet, journalist, writer and teacher.
He is known for his book entitled "Yellow Book, Facts of the Wartime Sufferings of Hungarian Jewry" which was the first documentary book about The Holocaust in the world.
His famous poem, "A Soldier walking in the snow" (Egy katona megy a hóban, translated by László Tehel) commemorates all the soldiers who lost their lives in war.