Ernő Osvát (7 April 1877 – 28 October 1929) was a
Hungarian writer and editor.
His first article was published 1897 in the a Hungarian newspaper called ''Esti Újság''. He became the editor of the ''Magyar Géniusz'' in 1902, transforming it from a nationalist publication to the home of modern literature in Hungary.
He founded ''Figyelő'' in 1905,
and three years later was founding editor of ''
Nyugat
''Nyugat'' ( Hungarian for ''West''; pronounced similar to ''New-Got''), was an important Hungarian literary journal in the first half of the 20th century. Writers and poets from that era are referred to as "1st/2nd/3rd generation of the NYUGAT" ...
'', the most important Hungarian
literary magazine of the early 20th century.
He committed suicide in 1929.
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1877 births
1929 suicides
Jewish Hungarian-language writers
Magazine editors
People from Oradea
19th-century Hungarian writers
20th-century Hungarian writers
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