Maurice Benyovszky
Hungarian traveller and writer (1746–1786)
Summary
Count Maurice Benyovszky de Benyó et Urbanó was a military officer, adventurer, and writer from the Kingdom of Hungary, who described himself as both a Hungarian and a Pole. He is considered a national hero in Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia.
Originally created by Juro
12/10/2003, 3:24:30 AM
Modified
5/23/2026, 12:32:50 PM
Recent revisions
Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1355702369|1355702369]] by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-30881-72|~2026-30881-72]] ([[User talk:~2026-30881-72|talk]])
Yeah absolutely not, the statement makes it sound like an ethnic affiliation, but if you've actually read his autobiography it's nothing more than a political affiliation, as he was a noble in both of the countries, thus this makes the statement completely irrelevant.
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dont use time travel
/* Legacy */ Reinstated citation of Carol Albrecht (after discussion with Gurkubondinn). Similarly, citation for Slowacki poem. And re-revised ''More recently'' back to ''Since 1970''
/* Marriage and military service */ Updated/added several citations.
Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1344951678|1344951678]] by [[Special:Contributions/MurdoMondane|MurdoMondane]] ([[User talk:MurdoMondane|talk]]); [[WP:IMDB]] and [[WP:CIRCULAR]]
/* Early years */ Clarified the citation for baptismal record. Tidied up and improved other citations.
/* Second expedition to Madagascar */ Re-worded and re-instated comment on Benyovszky's alleged appearance in Vienne in 1787. Omitting this comment would leade the reader to suppose that he had really come back from the dead.
/* Legacy */ Provided citations as required. Reinstated citation to IMDB, as it is the only accessible source (*talk* if required!)
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Removing unsourced content and unreliable sources, + other tags
Re-instated biographical paragraphs for Early Life, with revised citations. Amended details of subject’s children.
