Lajos Hevesi

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Lőwy Hevesi Lajos, or Ludwig Hevesi (December 20, 1843, in Heves, Heves, Hungary - February 17, 1910, Vienna) was a Jewish Hungarian journalist and author (újságíró, író, műkritikus).

He studied medicine and classical philology in Budapest and Vienna, but soon turned to writing, and as of 1865 he was an active journalist and author. In 1866 he became engaged as a contributor to the "Pester Lloyd," and later to the "Breslauer Zeitung," for which publications he wrote humorous feuilletons. In 1875 Hevesi settled in Vienna and became the associate editor for the art department of the "Wiener Fremdenblatt". He also wrote dramatic criticisms on the performances in the Hofburgtheater. During 1871-74 he edited "Kleine Leute," a journal for the young. The first 7 volumes of the journal originated exclusively from his pen. In conjunction with a few friends he founded the Hungarian humor publication "Borsszem Jankó", which soon became a popular journal.

[edit] Literary works

Hevesi's writings include:

  • "Sie Sollen Ihn Nicht Haben: Heiteres aus Ernster Zeit," Leipsic, 1871; ()
  • "Budapest," Budapest, 1873; ()
  • "Des Schneidergesellen Andreas Jelky Abenteuer in Vier Welttheilen," ib. 1873-79 (),
    a humoristic work that has been translated into Hungarian and Finnish and enjoys great popularity, especially in Finland;
  • "Auf der Schneide," Stuttgart, 1884;()
  • "Neues Geschichtenbuch," ib. 1885; "Auf der Sonnenseite," ib. 1886; ()
  • "Almanaccando: Bilder aus Italien," ib. 1885; ()
  • "Buch der Laune: Neue Geschichten," ib. 1889; ()
  • "Ein Englischer September: Heitere Fahrten Jenseits des Canals," ib. 1891; ()
  • "Regenbogen," ib. 1892, 7 humorous tales; ()
  • "Von Kalau bis Säckingen: ein Gemüthliches Kreuz und Quer," ib. 1893; ()
  • "Glückliche Reisen," ib. 1895; ()
  • "Zerline Gabillon, ein Künstlerleben," ib. 1893; ()
  • "Blaue Fernen," ib. 1897; ()
  • "Das Bunte Buch," ib. 1898; ()
  • "Wiener Totentanz," ib. 1899; ()
  • (in Hungarian) "Karczképek," Budapest, 1876 (),
    sketches from life in the Hungarian capital.

Hevesi is regarded as one of the most original and versatile of humorists, writing German and Hungarian with equal ease and perfection. He also occupied a prominent place as an art critic, and his numerous articles on art, published in "Ver Sacrum", "Zeitschrift für Bildende Kunst," etc., helped shape public opinion with regard to art tendencies.

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