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About Kelemen Mikes
Kelemen Mikes (1690–1761) was a Transylvanian-born Hungarian political figure and essayist, noted for his rebellious activities against the Habsburg monarchy. Mikes is referred to as the "Hungarian Goethe", made famous by his Letters from Turkey. With these, Mikes laid the foundations of Hungarian literary prose, and he is regarded as one of the first Hungarian prose authors.
Everything about Kelemen Mikes →- Occupation
- writer, translator
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Born
- August 1690
- Died
- October 2, 1761