János Kardos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

János Kardos

Hungarian writer

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1801

Place of Birth: Noršinci, Slovenia

Date of Death: 12-Aug-1873

Profession: writer, translator, author, theologian, linguist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

János Kardos, also known in Slovene as Janoš Kardoš (around February 13, 1801 in Újtölgyes, Kingdom of Hungary, today Noršinci, Slovenia – August 12, 1875 in Orihodos, Austria-Hungary, today Hodoš, Slovenia) was a Hungarian Slovenian Lutheran priest, teacher, and writer. He worked and lived in Hodoš, in what was then known as the Slovene March and is today referred to as Prekmurje.
After finishing studies in theology in Vienna, he returned to his homeland and wrote and translated several ecclesiastical books and schoolbooks.
Kardos was the first to translate works by Hungarian writers and poets from Hungarian into the Prekmurje dialect.
Among others, he translated works by Sándor Petofi, János Arany, Mór Jókai, Sándor Kisfaludy, and Mihály Vörösmarty.