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Emma Orczy

Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright (1865-1947)

Emma Orczy has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists September 23, 1865 in Tarnaörs, Hungary.

Born

September 23, 1865

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: November 12, 1947

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Birthplace
Tarnaörs, Hungary
Professions
short story writer, playwright, crime fiction writer, painter, children's writer, writer, novelist, translator
Citizenship
Hungary, United Kingdom

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: September 23, 1865 (filmportal.de; SNAC; Internet Speculative Fiction Database; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; Integrated Authority File; FemBio database; BnF authorities; Internet Broadway Database; A historical dictionary of British women) or September 27, 1865 (IMDb).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

September 27, 1865

Precision: day · Rank: normal

More about Emma Orczy

Birth name
Emma Magdalena Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orci

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Questions people ask

Where was Emma Orczy born?

Emma Orczy was born in Tarnaörs, Hungary.

What was Emma Orczy’s name at birth?

Emma Orczy’s recorded birth name is Emma Magdalena Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orci.

When did Emma Orczy die?

Emma Orczy died on November 12, 1947.