Mór Jókai
Hungarian writer
Died when: 79 years 76 days (950 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Móric Jókay de Ásva ([ˈmoːr ˈjoːkɒi], known as Mór Jókai; 18 February 1825 – 5 May 1904), outside Hungary also known as Maurus Jokai or Mauritius Jókai, was a Hungarian nobleman, novelist, dramatist and revolutionary.
He was an active participant and a leading personality in the outbreak of Hungarian Liberal Revolution of 1848 in Pest.Jókai's romantic novels became very popular among the elite of Victorian era England; he was often compared to Dickens in the 19th century British press.
One of his most famous fans and admirers was Queen Victoria herself.
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