Count Albert Wass de Szentegyed et Czege was born in Válaszút, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary (now Răscruci, Cluj County, Romania) on January 8. 1908 and died in Astor, Florida on February 17, 1998. He was a Hungarian nobleman, forest engineer, novelist and poet. His writings are popular among Hungarians living in Romania and he has a growing popularity in Hungary. In a 2005 competition (A Nagy Könyv), he was found to be one of the most popular Hungarian authors: "A funtineli boszorkány" (The Witch of Funtinel) was named the 12th most popular book and two other books were named in the top 50, including the family saga "Kard és kasza" (Sword and Scythe).
In 1944 he escaped from Romania to Hungary, and then joined the fleeing Wehrmacht forces and ended up in Germany, then emigrated to the U.S. After World War II, he was condemned as a war criminal by the Romanian People's Tribunals, however, United States authorities refused to extradite Wass to Romania, claiming a lack of solid evidence. The Romanian Securitate (secret police) reportedly tried to assassinate him several times after he moved to America.
His literary works first gained recognition in the 1940s. During the Communist regime, his books were banned in both Hungary and in Romania. Part of his works were published in Hungary after the change of political system in 1989; however, before this time, his works were unknown to the Hungarian public.
More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Wass
See also (Hungarian): http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wass_Albert
And: http://ocala.com/news/20060530/group-from-hungary-comes-to-honor-wass-de-czege
Obituary: http://legacy.com/link.asp?i=ls000018657600
(Research courtesy of Anikó J. Bartos.)
In 1944 he escaped from Romania to Hungary, and then joined the fleeing Wehrmacht forces and ended up in Germany, then emigrated to the U.S. After World War II, he was condemned as a war criminal by the Romanian People's Tribunals, however, United States authorities refused to extradite Wass to Romania, claiming a lack of solid evidence. The Romanian Securitate (secret police) reportedly tried to assassinate him several times after he moved to America.
His literary works first gained recognition in the 1940s. During the Communist regime, his books were banned in both Hungary and in Romania. Part of his works were published in Hungary after the change of political system in 1989; however, before this time, his works were unknown to the Hungarian public.
More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Wass
See also (Hungarian): http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wass_Albert
And: http://ocala.com/news/20060530/group-from-hungary-comes-to-honor-wass-de-czege
Obituary: http://legacy.com/link.asp?i=ls000018657600
(Research courtesy of Anikó J. Bartos.)
Count Albert Wass de Szentegyed et Czege was born in Válaszút, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary (now Răscruci, Cluj County, Romania) on January 8. 1908 and died in Astor, Florida on February 17, 1998. He was a Hungarian nobleman, forest engineer, novelist and poet. His writings are popular among Hungarians living in Romania and he has a growing popularity in Hungary. In a 2005 competition (A Nagy Könyv), he was found to be one of the most popular Hungarian authors: "A funtineli boszorkány" (The Witch of Funtinel) was named the 12th most popular book and two other books were named in the top 50, including the family saga "Kard és kasza" (Sword and Scythe).
In 1944 he escaped from Romania to Hungary, and then joined the fleeing Wehrmacht forces and ended up in Germany, then emigrated to the U.S. After World War II, he was condemned as a war criminal by the Romanian People's Tribunals, however, United States authorities refused to extradite Wass to Romania, claiming a lack of solid evidence. The Romanian Securitate (secret police) reportedly tried to assassinate him several times after he moved to America.
His literary works first gained recognition in the 1940s. During the Communist regime, his books were banned in both Hungary and in Romania. Part of his works were published in Hungary after the change of political system in 1989; however, before this time, his works were unknown to the Hungarian public.
More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Wass
See also (Hungarian): http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wass_Albert
And: http://ocala.com/news/20060530/group-from-hungary-comes-to-honor-wass-de-czege
Obituary: http://legacy.com/link.asp?i=ls000018657600
(Research courtesy of Anikó J. Bartos.)
In 1944 he escaped from Romania to Hungary, and then joined the fleeing Wehrmacht forces and ended up in Germany, then emigrated to the U.S. After World War II, he was condemned as a war criminal by the Romanian People's Tribunals, however, United States authorities refused to extradite Wass to Romania, claiming a lack of solid evidence. The Romanian Securitate (secret police) reportedly tried to assassinate him several times after he moved to America.
His literary works first gained recognition in the 1940s. During the Communist regime, his books were banned in both Hungary and in Romania. Part of his works were published in Hungary after the change of political system in 1989; however, before this time, his works were unknown to the Hungarian public.
More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Wass
See also (Hungarian): http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wass_Albert
And: http://ocala.com/news/20060530/group-from-hungary-comes-to-honor-wass-de-czege
Obituary: http://legacy.com/link.asp?i=ls000018657600
(Research courtesy of Anikó J. Bartos.)
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