Karoy Sas ( Hungarian. Szász Károly ; June 15, 1829, Ayud - October 15, 1905, Budapest) - Hungarian poet, playwright, translator, critic, Protestant bishop, academician, who lived in the Austro-Hungarian period.
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Biography
Born in the family of a respected scientist, mathematician and politician. He graduated from high school in his hometown, continued his education in Cluj. In 1848, he began to study mathematics in Budapest, took part in the last battles of the Hungarian revolution, in 1849 he fled to Debrecen with his father, where he worked as a church clerk and was a soldier in the army of revolutionaries. After the war he found refuge in Tizharov, in 1850 he became a home teacher in a wealthy family in Bezh. At the same time, he studied theology privately and was ordained in the summer of 1851. For two years he taught at the newly formed gymnasium in Nagykörös, then he married his cousin, after whose early death in 1853 he began to teach at the gymnasium in Kecskemét, in 1854 he transferred to Tirgu Secuex. In 1857 he became a pastor in Kunsentmiklos, in 1863 he was transferred to Sabadsallash. In 1867, he received the position of adviser on religious education in the state of the Ministry of Religious Affairs; since 1869 he was the inspector for religious education in Pest and since 1872 in Yashkun. June 7, 1884 was appointed Reformed bishop of the Danube diocese (lived in Budapest); performed these duties until 1903. December 15, 1858 was elected a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, April 14, 1869 became its full member; from June 14, 1878 was a member of its supreme council, from May 5, 1892 to 1895 he was deputy chairman and since 1898 chairman, since 1899 an honorary member. He was also a member of a number of scientific societies, in particular, from 1860 he was a member of the Kisfalidi society and from 1883 to 1900 its vice-chairman.
He owns a number of lyrical and epic works (“Almons”, “Salamon”), drama (“Zrinhi”, “Emperor Joseph”, “Death of Attila”, “Frater Georg”, etc.). In particular, he is known for poetic translations of the Nibelungen’s song, Dante’s Divine Comedy, several Shakespearean dramas, Tenison’s idylls, Moliere’s comedies, etc.). Sas's book “A vilàgirodalom nagy epszai” (“The Great Poems of World Literature”, Budapest, 1882) contains many works translated into Hungarian.
His brothers are also known: Dominic (1838-1899), a Reformed bishop in Transylvania, is known for theological and political writings, and Bela (Béla, 1868-1938), professor of philosophy in Klausenburg and also a lyric poet.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
Links
- Sass, Karl // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Biography (Hungarian)