Bálint Balassi

Summary

Bálint Balassi is a human^[1]. He was born in Zvolen^[2]. He was born on October 20, 1554^[3]. He passed away in Esztergom^[4]. He died on May 30, 1594^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], translator^[7], and writer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Bálint Balassi's place of birth was Zvolen^[2].
• Bálint Balassi passed away in Esztergom^[4].
• Bálint Balassi was born on October 20, 1554^[3].
• Bálint Balassi died on May 30, 1594^[5].
• Bálint Balassi's father was János Balassa^[10].
• Bálint Balassi held citizenship in Hungary^[11].
• Hungarian was Bálint Balassi's native language^[12].
• Bálint Balassi's professions included poet^[6].
• Bálint Balassi worked as a translator^[7].
• Bálint Balassi worked as a writer^[8].
• Bálint Balassi's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[13].
• Bálint Balassi's religion is recorded as Protestantism^[14].
• Bálint Balassi is recorded as male^[15].
• Bálint Balassi's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Bálint Balassi's Commons category is recorded as Bálint Balassi^[17].
• Bálint Balassi's family name is recorded as Balassi^[18].
• Bálint Balassi's given name is recorded as Valentín^[19].
• Bálint Balassi's given name is recorded as Bálint^[20].
• Bálint Balassi's relative is recorded as Balázs Sulyok^[21].
• Bálint Balassi's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Bálint Balassi's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Bálint Balassi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hungarian^[24].
• Bálint Balassi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Slovak^[25].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[26]

• Country: HU^[27]

• Began / founded: 1554-10-20^[28]

• Ended / dissolved: 1594-05-30^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: a45ab0ba-edd4-41ce-bae5-631a789332c7^[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Bálint Balassi's place of birth was Zvolen^[2]. He was born on October 20, 1554^[3]. His father was János Balassa^[10]. Hungarian was his native language^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], translator^[7], and writer^[8].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Catholicism^[13], a Christian denominational family^[31], founded in 1054^[32] and Protestantism^[14], a Christian denominational family^[33], founded in 1517^[34].

Death and Burial

Bálint Balassi died on May 30, 1594^[5]. He passed away in Esztergom^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Bálint Balassi include Balassi Institute^[35], an organization^[36], in Hungary^[37], founded in 2002^[38], headquartered in Budapest^[39].

Why It Matters

Bálint Balassi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for him include Balassi Institute^[35], an organization^[36], in Hungary^[37], founded in 2002^[38], headquartered in Budapest^[39].

FAQs

Where was Bálint Balassi born?

Born in Zvolen^[2], Bálint Balassi…

Where did Bálint Balassi die?

Bálint Balassi passed away in Esztergom^[4].

Who were Bálint Balassi's parents?

Bálint Balassi's father was János Balassa^[10].

What did Bálint Balassi do for work?

Bálint Balassi worked as poet^[6], translator^[7], and writer^[8].