Viktor Rákosi, also known under his pseudonym Sipulusz (born Viktor Kremsner; 20 September 1860, in Ukk – 15 September 1923, in

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), was a Hungarian writer, journalist, humorist, member of parliament, and sport leader. His siblings include actor

Szidi Rákosi Szidi Rákosi (born Szidónia Kremsner; 28 May 1852, Dabronc, Ötvös, Kingdom of Hungary – 20 October 1935, Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian actress and acting teacher. Her relatives included Béla Rákosi, Jenő Rákosi, Viktor Rákosi and I ...

and fellow writer

Jenő Rákosi Jenő Rákosi (born Jenő Kremsner; 12 November 1842, Acsád, Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867), Kingdom of Hungary – 8 February 1929, Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46), Hungary) was a Hungarian writer, journalist, theater director, edit ...

Life

Rákosi was born in the village of Ukk in

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to a landowning family. He was the child of János Kremsner (whose family name changed to Rákosi, children included, in 1867) and Anna Vogel. In 1862, the family deteriorated as a result of the agricultural crisis.Szinnyei József
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, brought up his brother

Béla Rákosi Béla Rákosi (born Béla Kremsner; 1841, Acsád, Kingdom of Hungary) was a Hungarian physician, surgeon doctor, and police surgeon. He was a relative of Jenő, Viktor, and Szidi Rákosi. Life Rákosi was born in Acsád, where his father (w ...

, who was a doctor, and then in 1871 in Budapest, studied at the Piarista Gymnasium. As a journalist, he worked first for the Nemzeti Hírlap, and then the Pesti Hírlap, of which his columns appeared in writings in 1881 with his brother, Jenő, and became an intern at the

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. In 1894, he was an editor for the newspaper of Márton Kakas. In 1887 and 1891, he became a member of the Petőfi Company, and the

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, respectively. The 1896 election was first launched in the Independence Party with forty-eight delegations, but Rákosi did not get into the legislature. In the following 1901 elections, however, he does. He was re-elected in the 1905 and 1906 elections. He joined the

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faction of the party, and when they left with Justh and founded his own party in 1909, became a member of the Rákosi "Justh party". The 1910 elections saw him as the candidate of this party's parliamentary mandate again. He represented the Hajdúnánás district. In 1902, for a short period of time, he was the president of the

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. From 1911 to 1923 until his death, he suffered from paralysis.Lásd
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/ref> His novel ''Elnémult harangok ''would be adapted by

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and

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in 1916 and in 1922 a film adaptation was made.

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