EMERICH MADACH
\ɪmˈɛɹɪt͡ʃ mˈadat͡ʃ], \ɪmˈɛɹɪtʃ mˈadatʃ], \ɪ_m_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_tʃ m_ˈa_d_a_tʃ]\
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A popular Hungarian poet; born at Also-Sztregova, Jan. 21, 1823; died at Balassa-Gyarmath, Oct. 5, 1864. He studied law, and was a notary in his native county. His principal works are: "Moses" (1861); and "The Tragedy of Man" (1861), a philosophical dramatic poem treating of the development of mankind since the Fall, produced on the stage in 1883. He wrote also lyrics and dramatic fragments.
By Charles Dudley Warner
