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The Library of the World’s Best Literature. An Anthology in Thirty Volumes. 1917.

Count János Mailáth (1786–1855)

Mailáth, János, Count (mī’lät). A Hungarian historian and poet; born at Budapest, Oct. 3, 1786; died on Jan. 3, 1855. His most important historical works were: ‘History of the Austrian Empire’ (5 vols., 1834–50), his masterpiece; ‘History of the Magyars’ (5 vols., 1828–31). His chief poetical writings were: ‘Poems’ (1824) and ‘Magyar Legends, Narratives, and Tales’ (1826), together with translations from the German. He and his daughter committed suicide together.