Viktor Rákosi

Viktor Rákosi

Viktor Rákosi, also known under his pseudonym Sipulusz (born Kremsner, 20 September 1860, Ukk – 15 September 1923, Budapest), was a Hungarian writer, journalist, humorist, member of parliament, and sport leader. His siblings include actor Szidi Rákosi and fellow writer Jenő Rákosi.

Life

Rákosi was born in the village of Ukk in Zala County 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.[1] They were then in Gyergyóditró, Transylvania, brought up his brother Béla Rákosi, 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 Rákosi, and became an intern at the Budapesti Hírlap. 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 Kisfaludy Society, 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 reelected in the 1905 and 1906 elections. He joined the Gyula Justh faction of the party, and when they left with Justh and, 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 Hungarian Football Federation.[2] From 1911 to 1923 until his death, he suffered from paralysis.[3] His novel Elnémult harangok would be adapted by Márton Garas and Béla Balogh in 1916 in and in 1922, a film adaptation was made.[4]

Rákosi's tombstone Farkasréti Cemetery in Budapest. 49/5–1–3.

Bibliography

The 1913 edition of the short stories written by Rákosi

Further reading

More information

References

  1. Szinnyei József: Magyar írók élete és munkái XI.
  2. Hornyák Lajos: A labdarúgás játékszabályai (Labdarúgó-játékvezetők kézikönyve) – HOT-FIVE Kft. 2002 ISBN 963-202-807-4
  3. Lásd: A magyar irodalom története
  4. Lásd: IMDB
  5. Lásd: www.huszadikszazad.hu
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