Leo Veigelsberg
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Leo Veigelsberg (January 18, 1846–October 31, 1907) was a Hungarian publicist. He was born at Nagy-Boldogasszony and was educated at Kiskőrös, Budapest, and Vienna. For a short time he taught in the Jewish public school in Kecskemét, where he wrote noteworthy political articles for several newspapers, especially the "Politik" of Prague; in 1867 he became a member of the editorial staff of the "Neuer Freier Lloyd," and since 1872 he has been editor-in-chief of the "Pester Lloyd." His political leaders, usually signed with two asterisks, always attracted great attention; and his services as a publicist were recognized by Francis Joseph I., who conferred upon him the decoration of the Order of the Iron Crown (3d class) on July 9, 1904. He died in Budapest.
Veigelsberg's son Hugo, who was born at Budapest 2 November 1869, and educated at Kiskőrös, Kecskemét, Eperjes, and Budapest, was one of the most important authors of the subsequent generation, being distinguished for the lyric individuality of his poems, stories, and sociological works. He usually wrote under one of the pseudonyms "Dixi," "Pató Pál," "Tar Lőrincz," and "Ignotus." He published: "A Slemil Keservei" (1891), "Versek" (1894), "Vallomások" (1900), and "Végzet," a translation of a novel by the Dutch author Couperus. He died in New York City on August 3, 1949.
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- This article incorporates text from the 1901–1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, a publication now in the public domain.
