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Dux, Ludwig
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
Hungarian poet; born at Sopron [Oedenburg], Hungary, Nov. 30, 1845. After finishing his preliminary education he studied law in Vienna, joining at the same time the staff of the "Presse." His political articles, which advocated the "Ausgleich" (agreement) with Austria, were very favorably received, and on the recommendation of Balthasar Horv谩th, then minister of justice, he was appointed (1868) clerk in the office of the prime minister. When Count Julius Andr谩ssy became minister of foreign affairs (1872) D贸czy accompanied him to Vienna, and was soon appointed "Sectionsrath," and later "Hofrath," at the Foreign Office. In 1899 he was elevated to the rank of baron, and in 1902 retired from public life. He resides at present (1903) in Budapest.
D贸czy's reputation rests not on the services he rendered to the state, but on his achievements as a dramatic writer and as a translator. "Cs贸k" (The Kiss), his best-known comedy, which is played in German as well as in Hungarian theaters, gained the prize of the Hungarian Academy in 1871; the German translation was made by the author himself. Among his other plays are: "Utols贸 Szerelem" (Last Love), 1879; "Sz茅chy M谩ria," 1886; "Vegyes: P谩rok" (Mixed Marriages), 1889; "Vera Gr贸fn枚," 1891; "Ellinor Kir谩lyle谩ny," tragedy, 1897. Besides these he translated Schauffert's comedy "Schach dem K枚nig," 1873, and wrote the libretto to Goldmark's "Merlin" and to Strauss's "Ritter P谩zm谩n." His Hungarian translation of Goethe's "Faust" and his German adaptation of M谩dach's "Az Ember Trag茅di谩ja" were universally admired. His collected poems and novels appeared in 1890. His latest work is a Hungarian translation of Schiller's poems (1902). D贸czy is a convert to Christianity.
- Szinnyei, Magyar Ir贸k 脡lete, s.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Dux, Ludwig'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​d/dux-ludwig.html. 1901.