Biography
He completed his high school studies in Fehértemplom and Szeged. He worked as a trainee lawyer first in Temesvár, then in Budapest. In 1887, he inflicted a fatal wound on his opponent in a sword duel, for which he was imprisoned for one year. From 1891, he was a staff member of Budapesti Hírlap. He wrote short stories, comedies, historical dramas, and novels. He was the most popular writer of the Horthy era. From 1894, he was the founding editor of Új Idők. Two years later, he became a parliamentary representative for his hometown. Between 1903 and 1910, he worked for Az Újság, and between 1911 and 1918, for Magyar Figyelő. In 1914, Prime Minister István Tisza entrusted him with the leadership of the War Aid Office. In 1919, he was removed from the head of Új Idők, and then imprisoned in April. In 1925, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences nominated him for the Nobel Prize. Following World War II, he retired and no longer published.
Memberships
- President — 1904–1919
- President — 1927–1945
- President — 1920
- Member, Vice President — 1910
- Honorary President — 1929
- President — 1922
- Honorary President — 1931
- Honorary Member — 1938
- Member — 1893
