József Katona

Hungarian writer (1791-1830)
Person human Q149415
József Katona
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Summary

József Katona is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kecskemét[2]. He was born on November 11, 1791[3]. He passed away in Kecskemét[4]. He died on April 16, 1830[5]. He worked as a poet[6], writer[7], playwright[8], and actor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • József Katona was born in Kecskemét[2].
  • József Katona died in Kecskemét[4].
  • József Katona was born on November 11, 1791[3].
  • József Katona was born on January 1, 1792[11].
  • József Katona was born on November 11, 1792[12].
  • József Katona died on April 16, 1830[5].
  • József Katona died on May 16, 1830[13].
  • József Katona held citizenship in Hungary[14].
  • Hungarian was József Katona's native language[15].
  • József Katona's professions included poet[6].
  • József Katona's professions included writer[7].
  • József Katona's professions included playwright[8].
  • József Katona's professions included actor[9].
  • József Katona is recorded as male[16].
  • József Katona's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • József Katona's Commons category is recorded as József Katona[18].
  • József Katona's family name is recorded as Katona[19].
  • József Katona's given name is recorded as József[20].
  • József Katona's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[21].
  • József Katona's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • József Katona's described by source is recorded as Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[23].
  • József Katona's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[24].
  • József Katona's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hungarian[25].
  • József Katona's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • József Katona's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[27].

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Origins and Family

József Katona's place of birth was Kecskemét[2]. Recorded date of birth include November 11, 1791[3], January 1, 1792[11], and November 11, 1792[12]. Hungarian was his native language[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], writer[7], playwright[8], and actor[9].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 16, 1830[5] and May 16, 1830[13]. József Katona died in Kecskemét[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for József Katona include 181392 Katonajózsef[28], an asteroid[29] and Katona Jozsef Theatre in Budapest[30], a theatre company[31], in Hungary[32], founded in 1982[33].

Why It Matters

József Katona ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for him include 181392 Katonajózsef[28], an asteroid[29] and Katona Jozsef Theatre in Budapest[30], a theatre company[31], in Hungary[32], founded in 1982[33].

FAQs

Where was József Katona born?

József Katona's place of birth was Kecskemét[2].

Where did József Katona die?

József Katona died in Kecskemét[4].

What did József Katona do for work?

József Katona worked as poet[6], writer[7], playwright[8], and actor[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Katona, Joseph (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Katona, Joseph (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Katona, Joseph (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Aliases → —
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